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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Main Authors: Eleftherios Spartalis, Petros Charalampoudis, Apostolos Kandilis, Antonios Athanasiou, Petros Tsaparas, Athanasios Voutsarakis, Ioannis D. Kostakis, Dimitrios Dimitroulis, Evanthia Svolou, Penelope Korkolopoulou, Nikolaos Nikiteas, Gregory Kouraklis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/643746
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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