CASE REPORT: ISOLATED IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4-RELATED SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS MISDIAGNOSED AS HILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA

Case report: Isolated immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis misdiagnosed as hilar cholangiocarcinoma

BackgroundImmunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) is frequently accompanied with type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP).Isolated IgG4-SC which is not accompanied with AIP is uncommon in clinical practice, and its manifestations are similar to those of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.Case presentationA 55-year-old male presented with persi

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Immunohistochemical evaluation of leiomyoma tissue and normal myometrium in patients with uter-ine leiomyoma during hypo- and hyperestrogenic conditions caused by of use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone ana-logues

In study immunohistochemical an alysis of markers of proliferation, apoptosis, extracellular ma trix degradation, angiogenesis and steroid hormone receptors in myomatous tissue and myometrium was conducted in 62 patients with uterine leiomyomas during long-term and short-term correction of hormonal Vitamin E status by gosere line acetate.Studies ha

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