Case report: IgG4-related mass-forming thyroiditis accompanied by regional lymphadenopathy

Abstract Background It has been recently accepted that IgG4-related thyroiditis is comparable to the Hashimoto and Riedel thyroiditis and Graves disease which are rich in IgG4-secreting plasma cells. Many physicians believe that in IgG4-related thyroiditis, the thyroid is entirely enlarged and diffu...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Sakai, Yoshiaki Imamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-017-0681-9