Castleman's disease arising from the intercostal space.
A 27-year-old woman was investigated for a tumour of the posterior chest wall. This was excised surgically and histologically it proved to be a hyaline vascular type of angiofollicular lymphoid hyperplasia or Castleman's disease. This is the third case from the literature of such a tumour arising from the intercostal space. Surgical excision has been proved curative until now with no recurrence.
Stavridis
G T
GT
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brook General Hospital, London, UK.
Lau
O J
OJ
D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012272:Ribs