title: Thoracoscopic resection of Castleman disease: case report and review.
abstract: Castleman disease is an uncommon entity, most often occurring in patients presenting with localized mediastinal lymph node enlargement. While surgical resection is the preferred treatment, there are concerns about approaching this highly vascular tumor with thoracoscopy. We present the second reported case of thoracoscopic resection of a patient with Castleman disease and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Florida-Shands Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA. peter.seirafi@jax.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Seirafi
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Fred H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted