Giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) presenting with chylous pleural effusion.
A case of giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) with an original presentation of a chylous pleural effusion occurred in a female adolescent. CT scans showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy was consistent with the plasmacytic variant of Castleman's disease.
Blankenship
M E
ME
Department of Surgery, Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, Ga, USA.
Rowlett
J
J
Timby
J W
JW
Roth
R S
RS
Jones
R E
RE
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed