Cervical unicentric Castleman disease presenting as a neck mass: case report and review of the literature

Ear Nose Throat J. 2009 May;88(5):E8.

Abstract

Castleman disease is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder that usually presents asymptomatically at a single site, most commonly the mediastinum; it is rare in the head and neck. Although Castleman disease may be mistaken for a malignant process such as lymphoma, it is a benign condition that is curable with complete surgical resection. We report the case of a 43-year-old man with the hyaline vascular type of unicentric Castleman disease who presented with an isolated neck mass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Castleman Disease / diagnosis
  • Castleman Disease / pathology*
  • Castleman Disease / surgery
  • Castleman Disease / therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neck / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome