Appointment prep
Prepare for an IgG4-related disease evaluation
Tumefactive swelling in organs (pancreas, salivary glands, orbits, kidneys) that mimics cancer or infection is often not recognized as a single fibro-inflammatory condition. Medvo helps document the multi-organ pattern and request specialist referral — framed as evaluation, never diagnosis.
Symptoms patients describe
- · Painless swelling of salivary glands, orbits, or pancreas
- · Kidney issues, retroperitoneal fibrosis, lymph node enlargement
- · Fatigue and weight loss with elevated IgG4
Tests & referrals to request
Framed as evaluation — your clinician decides what is appropriate.
- · Serum IgG4 levels and tissue biopsy showing storiform fibrosis and IgG4 plasma cells
- · Referral to rheumatologist or specialist familiar with IgG4-RD
- · Imaging (CT/MRI/PET) to assess multi-organ involvement
If you've been dismissed
- · Each organ issue treated separately as cancer or infection
- · No systemic autoimmune workup despite recurrent 'tumors'