| Literature DB >> 27660550 |
Anjay Kumar1, Krittika Aggarwal1, Himanshu Agrawal1, Sonal Sharma2, Pankaj Kumar Garg3.
Abstract
Castleman disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown aetiology. It manifests in two distinct clinical presentations: unicentric and multicentric. Unicentric CD is rare and may present as an isolated neck mass. A 22-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of right neck swelling that occupied the posterior triangle of the right neck region. After surgical exploration, a solitary, well defined, and hyper vascular mass was excise. A histopathological examination confirmed the lesion as CD, hyaline-vascular variant. CD of the neck is a diagnosis that is usually not taken into consideration while evaluating neck masses due to its rarity and unassuming presentation. It should be keep in the differential diagnosis of neck masses as the clinical and radiological features evade a firm diagnosis. The treatment of unicentric CD is complete surgical excision, which cures the patient.Entities:
Keywords: Castleman disease; lymphadenopathy; lymphoproliferative disorder
Year: 2016 PMID: 27660550 PMCID: PMC5025068 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2016.23.4.12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Malays J Med Sci ISSN: 1394-195X