Clinicopathological features of immunoglobulin G4-related pleural lesions and diagnostic utility of pleural effusion cytology.

Satomi KasashimaAtsuhiro KawashimaSatoru OzakiToshiyuki KitaTomoyuki ArayaYasuhiko OhtaMitsutaka Suzuki

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2018)

IgG4-PL frequently presents with PE and is histologically and cytologically characterised by abundant infiltration of IgG4+ cells and eosinophils. We believe that CBPE with immunohistochemistry/special staining could assist in the auxiliary diagnosis of IgG4-PL.

Keyphrases

induced apoptosis
cell cycle arrest
high grade
signaling pathway
cell death
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