IgG4-related hypophysitis: a retrospective cohort study.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 164(8): 2095-2103, 2022 08.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
IgG4-related hypophysitis (IgG4-RH) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of the pituitary gland. This study reports the presentation, management and outcomes for patients with histologically proven IgG4-related hypophysitis.METHODS:
A prospectively maintained electronic database was searched over a 14-year period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2020 at a single academic centre to identify all patients with a histological diagnosis of IgG4-RH. A retrospective case note review from electronic health records was conducted for each case to extract data on their presentation, management and outcomes.RESULTS:
A total of 8 patients (5 male) with a median age of 51 years were identified. The most common presenting symptoms were headache (4/8; 50%), fatigue (3/8; 37.5%) and visual impairment (2/8; 25%). Three patients were initially treated with high-dose steroids aiming for reduction of the pituitary mass. However, ultimately all patients underwent transsphenoidal surgery. Post-operative changes included radiological reduction in pituitary mass in all patients that had imaging (7/7; 100%), improvement in vision (1/2; 50%), residual thick pituitary stalk (5/7; 71.4%), persistent anterior hypopituitarism (4/8; 50%) and panhypopopituitarism including diabetes insipidus (3/8; 37.5%).CONCLUSIONS:
IgG4-RH is an increasingly recognised entity presenting with a variety of symptoms and signs. Clinical presentation is similar to other forms of hypophysitis. It is therefore important to consider IgG4-RH as a differential and to have a low threshold for pituitary biopsy, the diagnostic gold standard. The diagnosis of IgG4-RH will guide decisions for additional workup for IgG4-related disease, multi-disciplinary team involvement and follow-up.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de la Hipófisis
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Hipofisitis Autoinmune
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido