<p>Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a rare immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory condition that can affect nearly any organ, with breast involvement (IgG4-related sclerosing mastitis, IgG4-RM) being exceptionally uncommon. This disease primarily affects middle-aged to elderly women and is frequently misdiagnosed as malignancy due to non-specific clinical and imaging features. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman with a painless right breast mass showing hypoechoic ultrasound findings and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics, including a high ADC value and homogeneous enhancement with a persistent time-intensity curve (TIC). Histopathology confirmed IgG4-RM, with no recurrence after 12&#xa0;months. A review of 24 published lectures highlights the diagnostic challenges and imaging variability of IgG4-RM.</p>

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Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing mastitis: MRI findings and the literature review

  • Lishan Wang,
  • Fan Yang,
  • Xiaoyan Hu,
  • Na Li,
  • Jie Gou,
  • Wei Lin,
  • Shengjian Zhang

摘要

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a rare immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory condition that can affect nearly any organ, with breast involvement (IgG4-related sclerosing mastitis, IgG4-RM) being exceptionally uncommon. This disease primarily affects middle-aged to elderly women and is frequently misdiagnosed as malignancy due to non-specific clinical and imaging features. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman with a painless right breast mass showing hypoechoic ultrasound findings and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics, including a high ADC value and homogeneous enhancement with a persistent time-intensity curve (TIC). Histopathology confirmed IgG4-RM, with no recurrence after 12 months. A review of 24 published lectures highlights the diagnostic challenges and imaging variability of IgG4-RM.