Wegener's Granulomatosis Presenting as a Parapharyngeal Mass.

Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as a large solitary cavitary mass.

Exophthalmos as a Presenting Manifestation of Limited Wegener’s Granulomatosis in a Patient with Prior Graves’ Disease

Wegener's granulomatosis is a granulomatous necrotizing vasculitis characterized by its predilection to affect the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys. Ocular manifestations such as keratitis, conjunctivitis, scleritis, episcleritis, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, uveitis, retroorbital pseudotumor with proptosis retinal vessel occlusion, and optic neuritis have all been described. We...

Late recurrence of Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as solitary upper lobe pulmonary mass.

Recurrent Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) was diagnosed in a 40 year old man presenting with a solitary mass in the right lung apex and with possible lymph node enlargement in the anterior mediastinum, resembling malignancy. Eight years previously, a first episode of WG involving the upper airways and kidneys, but not the lungs, had been successfully treated with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide...

Pancreatic mass as an initial presentation of severe Wegener's granulomatosis

Acute pancreatitis or a pancreatic mass is a very rare initial presentation of Wegener's granu-lomatosis. A 62-year-old woman presented with tumor-like pancreatitis and otitis media Abdominal ultrasound and magnetic resonance suggested the presence of pancreatic tumor. Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration was negative. Distal pancreatic resection and splenectomy were performed and histopath...

Diagnostic Consideration for Sinonasal Wegener's Granulomatosis Clinically Mistaken for Carcinoma

We report a case of Wegener's granulomatosis clinically mistaken for carcinoma in a 21-year-old girl presenting with an ulcerated mass of the nasopharynx associated with enlarged laterocervical nodes. The lesion was clinically suspected as malignant on the basis of clinical and radiological findings (namely, computed tomography scan and positron emission tomography). However, multiple biopsies ...