Castleman disease: a rare case in a young woman

Acta Biomed. 2023 Mar 8;94(S1):e2023058. doi: 10.23750/abm.v94iS1.13795.

Abstract

Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by benign enlargement of lymph nodes. It is divided into unicentric disease, which involves a single enlarged lymph node, and multicentric disease, which affects multiple lymph node stations. In this report, we describe a rare case of a 28-year-old female patient with an unicentric Castleman disease. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-circumscribed large mass in the left neck, characterized by intense homogenous enhancement and suspected for a malignant disease. The patient underwent an excisional biopsy for definitive diagnosis of unicentric Castleman disease and ruled out malignant conditions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Castleman Disease* / diagnostic imaging
  • Castleman Disease* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Rare Diseases
  • Syndrome