Castleman disease: a rare case in a young woman
Keywords:
Castleman disease (CD), lymph nodes, unicentric Castleman disease (UCD), excisional biopsyAbstract
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.
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