Retroperitoneal Castleman’s Disease

Castleman’s disease was first reported in 1954 by Castleman et al. and identified as an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder. In most cases, Castleman’s diseases are detected in the chest, head, and neck. A 71-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to a retroperitoneal tumor in the para-aort...

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Published in:Case Reports in Oncology
Main Authors: Kota Shimokihara, Takashi Kawahara, Ryo Kasahara, Jun Kasuga, Shinpei Sugiura, Ryosuke Tajiri, Hiroji Uemura, Kimio Chiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/504700
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Summary:Castleman’s disease was first reported in 1954 by Castleman et al. and identified as an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder. In most cases, Castleman’s diseases are detected in the chest, head, and neck. A 71-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to a retroperitoneal tumor in the para-aortic area by computed tomography (CT). Positron emission tomography-CT revealed an uptake in this tumor, suggesting malignant diseases. Laparoscopic tumorectomy was performed, and the pathological diagnosis was Castleman’s disease, hyaline vascular type. No evidence of recurrence was observed 20 months after surgery. We herein report a rare case of retroperitoneal Castleman’s disease.
ISSN:1662-6575