Case Report: IgG4-Related Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Mimicking Malignancy

A 2026 case report from figshare details a rare presentation of IgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis in a 59-year-old male presenting with acute bowel obstruction. The report includes clinical, imaging, and histopathological findings from a single patient case. Authored by figshare admin karger, the material is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Study atypical presentations of IgG4-related disease based on the detailed case description
• Analyze diagnostic challenges in distinguishing inflammatory fibrosis from malignancy based on imaging and pathology findings
• Review surgical and histopathological outcomes for retroperitoneal fibrosis with gastrointestinal involvement

Strengths

• Includes detailed clinical narrative, imaging, surgical, and histopathological findings for a single case
• Report is published under an open CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Dataset is a single case report (677.8 KB PDF), representing a sample size of one
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect the inherent bias of a single, rare case report from an unspecified institution

Provenance

Source

figshare admin karger

Collection Method

Clinical case documentation

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-16 07:55:16