Nasolacrimal Duct Malignancy or IgG4- Related Disease? A Curious Case Report of a Nasal Vestibular Mass and Review of the LiteratureVeejie Khoo, Hillary Shu Jiun Khoo, Liang Chye GohDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibro-inflammatory condition associated with tumefactive lesions at multiple sites. IgG4-RD was initially recognized in 2001 in a case of autoimmune pancreatitis. However, the disease was not limited to the pancreas but involved other organs such as the bile ducts, lacrimal glands, lymph nodes and salivary glands. IgG4-RD is rarely seen with an estimated incidence of 0.2 to 1/100.000 as reported in Japan, but with minimal to no incidence data have been published in Western countries. We hereby report a case of an IgG4-related mass arising from the nasolacrimal duct, masquerading as a sinonasal mass. Keywords: IgG4 related disease, nasal mass, nasolacrimal mass
Veejie Khoo, Hillary Shu Jiun Khoo, Liang Chye Goh. Nasolacrimal Duct Malignancy or IgG4- Related Disease? A Curious Case Report of a Nasal Vestibular Mass and Review of the Literature. Medeniyet Med J. 2021; 36(3): 281-286
Corresponding Author: Veejie Khoo, Malaysia |
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