[Castleman's disease of the neck: a case report].
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Castleman’s disease is a rare lympho proliferative disorder with unclear pathogenesis. It is found in two forms, localized (uni-centric) and multi-centric. Histologically there are two forms; hyaline vascular and plasma cell type. The disease is definitely diagnosed by histological examination after biopsy. Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Gallium 67 scintigraphy can prove to be useful adjuncts. Following is a case report of 20 years old male patient reporting with mass in neck for the last 10 years. On FNAC the lesion was confused with lymphoma. Excisional biopsy was performed and the histopathology showed the lesion to be hyalinized vascular type of castleman’s disease.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery
دوره 45 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010