These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Tumor-like Lesions in Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Series.
    Author: Gendelman O, Kuntzman Y, Shovman O, Langevitz P, Tsur AM, Erez D, Levy Y, Amital H.
    Journal: Isr Med Assoc J; 2021 Jun; 23(6):350-352. PubMed ID: 34155847.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare small vessel vasculitis. It usually involves the respiratory tract and kidney. Rarely, tumor-resembling inflammatory changes ensue. OBJECTIVES: To report three unique cases of GPA presenting with tumor-like lesions in various organs. METHODS: We presented three cases of GPA. Case 1 presented with typical upper respiratory symptoms of GPA and a mediastinal mass. Case 2 presented with low back pain, a large retroperitoneal mass, and nodular skin lesions. Case 3 presented with epigastric pain and a paravertebral inflammatory mass. RESULTS: The patients were treated successfully with rituximab. CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be aware of this presentation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, which is known as Tumefaction Wegener's granulomatosis.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]