title: Unicentric angiofollicular hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) of the parotid: a case report.
abstract: Angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, or Castleman's disease, is a condition of uncertain cause usually presenting with mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Occasionally other lymph node groups may be involved with or without associated systemic manifestations. A case of Castleman's disease involving parotid lymph nodes is reported in a 16-year-old female patient who presented with a painless swelling that initially was noticed at the age of 3 years. Diagnosis was established by histopathologic examination of the respected specimen. Histologic and clinical features of Castleman's disease are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di medicina sperimentale, Universitá dell'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leocata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corbacelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiominto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cutilli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ventura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*