IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal Tumor

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 th...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Travis W. Dum, Da Zhang, Eugene K. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/275850
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849402260061159424
author Travis W. Dum
Da Zhang
Eugene K. Lee
author_facet Travis W. Dum
Da Zhang
Eugene K. Lee
author_sort Travis W. Dum
collection DOAJ
description 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.
format Article
id doaj-art-8b35020cf3a34d448fd809d85b2c43e2
institution Kabale University
issn 2090-696X
2090-6978
language English
publishDate 2014-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Case Reports in Urology
spelling doaj-art-8b35020cf3a34d448fd809d85b2c43e22025-08-20T03:37:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782014-01-01201410.1155/2014/275850275850IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal TumorTravis W. Dum0Da Zhang1Eugene K. Lee2Department of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS 3016, Kansas City, KS 66160, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USADepartment of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS 3016, Kansas City, KS 66160, USAIgG4-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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/275850
spellingShingle Travis W. Dum
Da Zhang
Eugene K. Lee
IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal Tumor
Case Reports in Urology
title IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal Tumor
title_full IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal Tumor
title_fullStr IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal Tumor
title_full_unstemmed IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal Tumor
title_short IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal Tumor
title_sort igg4 related disease in a urachal tumor
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/275850
work_keys_str_mv AT traviswdum igg4relateddiseaseinaurachaltumor
AT dazhang igg4relateddiseaseinaurachaltumor
AT eugeneklee igg4relateddiseaseinaurachaltumor