Castleman's disease accompanied by pleural effusion
J Bras Pneumol. 2008 Aug;34(8):626-30.
doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132008000800014.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliation
- 1 Department of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery, Universidade Federal do Ceará, School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Brasil. valeria.goes@terra.com.br
Abstract
Castleman's disease is a rare disorder of the lymphoid tissue. We report the case of a female patient with bilateral otosclerosis, no respiratory symptoms, and pleural effusion discovered as an incidental finding on a chest X-ray. Computed tomography of the chest revealed a mediastinal mass. The biopsy findings demonstrated that it was a plasmacytic variant of Castleman's disease. The patient underwent mediastinal mass resection. This resulted in near-total resolution of the effusion, which remained as a small loculation within the left pleural space.
MeSH terms
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Biopsy
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Castleman Disease / complications
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Castleman Disease / diagnostic imaging*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Mediastinum / diagnostic imaging
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Mediastinum / pathology
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Middle Aged
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Pleural Effusion / diagnostic imaging*
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Pleural Effusion / etiology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed