Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2015; 21(11): 3429-3434
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3429
Rare case of Helicobacter pylori-positive multiorgan IgG4-related disease and gastric cancer
Min Li, Qiang Zhou, Kun Yang, David R Brigstock, Lu Zhang, Ming Xiu, Li Sun, Run-Ping Gao
Min Li, Qiang Zhou, Kun Yang, Lu Zhang, Ming Xiu, Li Sun, Run-Ping Gao, Department of Hepatic-Biliary-Pancreatic Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
David R Brigstock, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, United States
David R Brigstock, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43205, United States
Author contributions: Li M, Zhou Q, Yang K, Zhang L, Xiu M, and Sun L contributed to the data collection; Gao RP designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Brigstock DR coordinated the study and edited the manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Scientific Foundation of China (to Gao RP), No. 81070370 and No. 81270544.
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Correspondence to: Run-Ping Gao, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Hepatic-Biliary-Pancreatic Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China. gao_runping@yahoo.com
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Received: September 15, 2014
Peer-review started: September 19, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 17, 2014
Accepted: December 22, 2014
Article in press: December 22, 2014
Published online: March 21, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: We report a rare case of a 61-year-old male patient who suffered from Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-positive IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis and sclerosing cholecystocholangitis as well as H. pylori-positive gastric cancer. The patient responded well to corticosteroid therapy after he underwent radical subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer combined with cholecystectomy. This report supports the role of H. pylori in the initiation of onset of gastric cancer and multiorgan IgG4-related disease.