Imaging findings of Castleman's disease localized in the axilla: a case report.
Castleman's disease is a rare benign lymphoproliferative disorder of uncertain origin which most commonly involves the mediastinum but rarely affects the axilla. We report a case of localized Castleman's disease involving the axillary lymph node. Mammography revealed a well-defined, homogeneously dense ovoid mass, 3 cm in size, in the left axilla, while gray-scale ultrasonography (US) demonstrated a well-defined, uniformly hypoechoic ovoid mass with good through transmission. Peripheral hypervascularity was observed at power Dopper US, and early rapid homogeneous enhancement at contrast-enhanced dynamic CT.
Seo
Bo Kyoung
BK
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea. ssbk@dreamwiz.com
Oh
Yu Whan
YW
Cho
Kyu Ran
KR
Lee
Nam Joon
NJ
Kim
Jung Hyuk
JH
Kim
In Sun
IS
Cho
Seong Jin
SJ
Bae
Jeoung Won
JW
D001365:Axilla; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler