title: A case of multicentric Castleman's disease associated with advanced systemic amyloidosis treated with chemotherapy and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody.
abstract: Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) is a rare systemic lymphoproliferative disorder with too few patient series reported in the literature to have a clear idea about the etiology, outcome and the best treatment available. Systemic reactive amyloidosis is a very rare complication of MCD and its presence worsens the prognosis. We report a case of a 28-year-old patient with plasma-cell type, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative and human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)-negative MCD who responded to treatment with chemotherapy and the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, rituximab. Anti-CD20 therapy could be an interesting adjunctive treatment in MCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hopital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France, dany.gholam@pbr.ap-hop-paris.
authors.forename: Dany
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gholam
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vantelon
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Jijakli
authors.forename: Jean-Henri
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bourhis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D000069283:Rituximab
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000069283:Rituximab