Castleman's disease arising in the cervical region: a case report.
Castleman's disease (CD) (angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia) is a rare lymphoproliferative disease of unknown etiology. On rare occasions it is the cause of a solitary neck mass. Definitive diagnosis and treatment is possible with complete surgical resection. This report describes a case of this disorder of the hyalinovascular type as a solitary neck mass in a 35-year-old woman. The patient was treated by surgical excision.
Yuca
Köksal
K
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yüzüncü Yil University Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey. koksalyuca@hotmail.com
Kösem
Mustafa
M
Cankaya
Hakan
H
Kutluhan
Ahmet
A
Kiris
Muzaffer
M
D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans