Castleman's Disease of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report

Abstract Castleman's disease (CD) is a very rare disorder characterized by non-neoplastic growths in lymph nodes in any body regions, although over 60% of cases are located in the mediastinum. The head and neck is the second most commonly involved site, with up to 14% of cases. Of these, nearly...

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Published in:The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences 2010-08, Vol.26 (8), p.444-447
Main Authors: Gürbüzler, Levent, Ceylan, Alper, Yilmaz, Metin, Vural, Çiğdem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Castleman Disease - diagnosis
Castleman Disease - diagnostic imaging
Castleman Disease - pathology
Castleman's disease
Female
head and neck
Humans
Internal Medicine
parotid gland
Parotid Gland - diagnostic imaging
Parotid Gland - pathology
Parotid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Parotid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Parotid Neoplasms - pathology
Radiography
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Summary:Abstract Castleman's disease (CD) is a very rare disorder characterized by non-neoplastic growths in lymph nodes in any body regions, although over 60% of cases are located in the mediastinum. The head and neck is the second most commonly involved site, with up to 14% of cases. Of these, nearly 85% are located in the neck. These lesions rarely occur in the salivary glands. Clinically, CD can be divided into unicentric and multicentric forms. We report an unusual case with unicentric CD presenting as a parotid tumor in a 34-year-old woman. The lesion was found coincidentally during routine cranial magnetic resonance imaging in the absence of symptoms such as swelling or a mass in the parotid region.
ISSN:1607-551X
2410-8650
DOI:10.1016/S1607-551X(10)70071-1