Castleman disease of the neck: A case report

J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Feb;70(2):354-356. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.13110.

Abstract

Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder with two distinctive presentations, namely Unicentric disease and Multicentric disease. Unicentric disease occurs as a solitary enlarged mass in the mediastinum and is rarely found in the head and the neck, whereas, Multicentric disease appears as a systemic disease with peripheral lymphadenopathy. Here we discuss an unusual case with characteristic clinical, radiologic and histologic findings of a 22-year-old male with Unicentric disease demonstrating a slow growing neck mass often times misdiagnosed as a lymphoma.

Keywords: Castleman disease, Lymph nodes, Biopsy..

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoids / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenoids / pathology*
  • Adenoids / surgery
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle
  • Castleman Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Castleman Disease / pathology*
  • Castleman Disease / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymph Nodes / surgery
  • Male
  • Nasopharynx
  • Neck
  • Neck Dissection
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult