Dum Travis W, Zhang Da, Lee Eugene K
Department of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS 3016, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Department of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Case Rep Urol. 2014;2014:275850. doi: 10.1155/2014/275850. Epub 2014 Aug 18.
IgG4-related disease is a newly recognized fibroinflammatory disorder that has the ability to affect nearly every organ system. It is characterized by tumefactive lesions and fibrosis and closely mimics neoplasms. Only one case of IgG4-related bladder mass has been reported in the literature, but there are no reports of IgG4-related disease in a urachal mass. Herein, we report a 26-year-old male who initially presented with symptoms of recurrent UTI. Work-up revealed a 6 cm urachal tumor, a 1.4 cm pulmonary lesion, and mediastinal lymphadenopathy; all metabolically active on PET scan and suspicious for urachal adenocarcinoma. Lung lesion fine needle aspiration and TURBT pathology revealed inflammation but no evidence of malignancy. The patient underwent a partial cystectomy and umbilectomy with pathology demonstrating dense plasmacytic cells, a high rate of immunohistochemistry staining positive for IgG4 plasma cells, a storiform pattern of fibrosis, and an obliterative phlebitis. Furthermore, the patient had an elevated serum IgG4 level of 227 mg/dL (range 2.4-121 mg/dL). IgG4-related disease is a newly recognized fibroinflammatory disorder that can mimic neoplastic processes and a high index of suspicion and accurate tissue pathology is necessary for an accurate diagnosis.
IgG4相关性疾病是一种新认识的纤维炎性疾病,能够累及几乎每个器官系统。其特征为肿块样病变和纤维化,与肿瘤极为相似。文献中仅报道过1例IgG4相关性膀胱肿块,但尚无脐尿管肿块与IgG4相关性疾病相关的报道。在此,我们报告1例26岁男性患者,最初表现为复发性尿路感染症状。检查发现一个6厘米的脐尿管肿瘤、一个1.4厘米的肺部病变以及纵隔淋巴结肿大;在PET扫描中均表现为代谢活跃,怀疑为脐尿管腺癌。肺部病变细针穿刺活检及经尿道膀胱肿瘤切除术病理显示为炎症,但无恶性证据。患者接受了部分膀胱切除术及脐尿管切除术,病理显示有密集的浆细胞、IgG4浆细胞免疫组化染色阳性率高、呈束状纤维化及闭塞性静脉炎。此外,患者血清IgG4水平升高至227毫克/分升(范围2.4 - 121毫克/分升)。IgG4相关性疾病是一种新认识的可模拟肿瘤过程的纤维炎性疾病,高度怀疑及准确的组织病理学检查对于准确诊断至关重要。