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Table 2 Histological diagnosis according to 2011 pathological consensus of 72 IgG4-RD specimens

From: Needle biopsy compared with surgical biopsy: pitfalls of small biopsy in histologial diagnosis of IgG4-related disease

 

na

Nb

n/72c (%)

n/Nd (%)

Highly suggestive

24

33.33

Probable

18

25.00

Insufficient

30

41.67

 IgG4/IgG < 40%

7

9.72

  Salivary gland

4

41

5.55

9.76

  Retroperitoneum

1

9

1.39

11.11

  Lymph node

1

8

1.39

12.50

  Pancreas

1

2

1.39

50.00

 IgG4/HP < cutoff value

29

40.28

  Salivary gland

23

41

31.94

56.10

  Lymph node

2

8

2.78

25.00

  Lung

1

2

1.39

50.00

  Lacrimal gland

1

6

1.39

16.67

  Pleura

1

1

1.39

100.00

  Pancreas

1

2

1.39

50.00

  1. an represents the number of cases
  2. bN represents the number of biopsies taken from the same organ
  3. cProportion in all the 72 biopsies
  4. dProportion in all biopsies of the same organ