A benign course of multicentric Castleman's disease with involvement of the spleen and bone marrow.
The multicentric variant of Castleman's disease (MCCD) is associated with a rapidly progressive and fatal course. The case described herein manifested unique clinical and histological features. Initial presentation as isolated splenomegaly was subsequently followed by widespread organ involvement, including lymph nodes and bone marrow. In spite of this, the patient had a very benign course of her disease. The case serves to expand even further the already wide clinical spectrum of Castleman's disease.
Department of Medicine 'T', Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
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D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006942:Hypergammaglobulinemia / Q000209:etiology; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology