Possible association between IgG4-associated systemic disease with or without autoimmune pancreatitis and non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Naoki Takahashi, Amaar H. Ghazale, Thomas C. Smyrk, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, Suresh T. Chari

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: IgG4-associated systemic disease (ISD) is a multiorgan fibroinflammatory disorder whose pancreatic manifestation is called autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). We describe 3 patients who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma during the follow-up of ISD. METHODS: At our institution's pancreas clinic, we have prospectively and retrospectively examined patients with ISD with (n = 101) or without (n = 10) AIP (mean age, 59 years; 90 males and 21 females). We reviewed the medical records of all 111 patients to identify patients who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma during the follow-up since their first presentation of ISD. Standardized incidence rate was calculated. RESULTS: The 111 patients with ISD with or without AIP had 331 patient-years of observation during which 3 patients had a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3 to 5 years after the diagnosis of ISD. In these patients who later developed lymphoma, ISD involved the pancreas (AIP) in 2 and salivary gland in 1. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma had extranodal involvement in all patients (liver [n = 2], adrenal glands [n=1], kidney [n= 1], and lung [n = 1]). Standardized incidence rate was 16.0 (95% confidence interval, 3.3-45.5). CONCLUSIONS: We report 3 cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that developed during the follow-up of ISD suggesting that patients with ISD may be at an increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)523-526
Number of pages4
JournalPancreas
Volume38
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2009

Keywords

  • Autoimmune pancreatitis
  • IgG4
  • IgG4-associated systemic disease
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Pancreas

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Hepatology
  • Endocrinology

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