title: Castleman's disease.
abstract: Castleman's disease is characterized by lymph node enlargement. There are two distinct histologic subtypes. Most patients are asymptomatic and under age 30, and a mediastinal or hilar mass is found incidentally on chest radiograph. The pathogenesis is unknown, but a chronic inflammatory process has been suggested by some investigators. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice and is generally curative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Deluca
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed