A Case of Retroperitoneal Castleman’s Disease and an Update on the Latest Evidence

Castleman’s disease is a benign lymphoproliferative condition with three distinct histological subtypes. Clinically it presents in either a unicentric or multicentric manner and can affect various anatomic regions, the mediastinum being the most frequent location. We herein present a rare case of un...

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Published in:Case reports in surgery 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-5
Main Authors: Spartalis, Eleftherios D., Charalampoudis, Petros, Kandilis, Apostolos, Athanasiou, Antonios, Tsaparas, Petros, Voutsarakis, Athanasios, Kostakis, Ioannis D., Dimitroulis, Dimitrios, Svolou, Evanthia, Korkolopoulou, Penelope, Nikiteas, Nikolaos, Kouraklis, Gregory
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Case Report
Lymphatic system
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Tumors
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Summary:Castleman’s disease is a benign lymphoproliferative condition with three distinct histological subtypes. Clinically it presents in either a unicentric or multicentric manner and can affect various anatomic regions, the mediastinum being the most frequent location. We herein present a rare case of unifocal retroperitoneal mass proved to be hyaline vascular Castleman’s disease. We perform a review of the current literature pertaining to such lesions, focusing on the management of the various clinical and histological variants of the disease. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice for unifocal Castleman’s disease.
ISSN:2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI:10.1155/2014/643746