Castleman's disease and superior vena cava thrombi: a rare presentation and a review of the literature.
Castleman's disease is a clinicopathological entity in which growth of lymphoid tissue is unregulated. It may present as asymptomatic involvement of one lymph node group or as a multicentric disease with systemic symptoms. Unlike localized disease, for which surgical excision is curative regardless of the histological type, multicentric disease often necessitates aggressive systemic therapy and portends a poor outcome. Superior vena caval thrombosis is an uncommon manifestation associated with Castleman's disease.
Dhingra
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Department of Medicine, Queens Hospital Center, 82-68 164th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432, USA.
Sondhi
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Fleischman
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Ayinla
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Chawla
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Rosner
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D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology