Laparoscopic treatment of abdominal unicentric castleman’s disease: a case report and literature review

Laparoscopic treatment of abdominal unicentric castleman’s disease: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Castleman’s disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology that most commonly presents as a mediastinal nodal mass. It is exceptionally uncommon for Castleman’s disease to present in the mesentery and, only 53 cases have ever been described in the literature....

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Main Authors: Umberto Bracale, Francesco Pacelli, Marco Milone, Umberto Marcello Bracale, Maurizio Sodo, Giovanni Merola, Teresa Troiani, Enrico Di Salvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Castleman’s disease
Case report
Mesenteric tumor
Laparoscopy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-017-0238-6

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