%0 Journal Article
%T An IgG4-Related Salivary Gland Disorder: A Case Series Presenting with a Different Clinical Setting
%A Masayuki Ishida
%A Hiroaki Fushiki
%A Yukio Watanabe
%J Case Reports in Immunology
%D 2011
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2011/236079
%X Küttner tumor is a chronic inflammatory disease that presents with a firm swelling of the submandibular gland and often mimics a neoplasm. Recently evidence suggests that Küttner tumor may be a type of disorder characterized by IgG4-related inflammations. Herein, we report 3 cases of submandibular gland swellings with severe fibrosis, inflammation with marked lymphoplasmacytic infiltration; this pathology mimics clinical manifestation of a malignant tumor in 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) findings.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/crim/immunology/2011/236079/