Parapancreatic Castleman disease: contrast-enhanced sonography and CT features

J Clin Ultrasound. 2007 May;35(4):207-11. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20325.

Abstract

Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder that can be classified into 3 types: hyaline-vascular, plasma cell, and mixed. We report a rare case of localized para-pancreatic hyaline-vascular Castleman disease that was evaluated using contrast-enhanced sonography and CT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Castleman Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Contrast Media*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement
  • Iopamidol
  • Microbubbles
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreas / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Phospholipids
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • Sulfur Hexafluoride
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Phospholipids
  • contrast agent BR1
  • Iopamidol
  • Sulfur Hexafluoride