Objective It has been discussed whether IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), including
autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), is associated with malignancy; however, the issue has not …

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is now considered a pancreatic manifestation of a newly
proposed disease condition, IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). IgG4-RD is characterized by …

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently discovered systemic condition,
in which various organ manifestations are linked by a similar histological appearance. Our …

This prospective cohort study aims to investigate the incidence, related factors and
prognosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) with malignancies in the Chinese cohort. We …

Objectives: IgG4-associated systemic disease (ISD) is a multiorgan fibroinflammatory
disorder whose pancreatic manifestation is called autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). We …

Differentiation between autoimmune pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer is sometimes
difficult. It has been reported that serum IgG4 concentrations are significantly elevated and …

Abstract IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is considered a systemic, chronic, and
inflammatory disorder that is characterized by the enlargement of involved organs, elevated …

Objective Serum IgG4 levels are frequently elevated in patients with autoimmune
pancreatitis (AIP). AIP is sometimes associated with various extrapancreatic lesions. This …

OBJECTIVES To determine the sensitivity and specificity of elevated serum IgG4 level for the
diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and its ability to distinguish AIP from pancreatic …

The number of patients with autoimmune pancreatitis who visited hospitals in Japan in 2007
was approximately 2709 (95% confidence interval; range 2540–3040). Because IgG4 …