Laparoscopic approach to the management of intraabdominal unicentric Castleman's disease.
Castleman's disease, or angiofollicular lymphoid hyperplasia, is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. We present the case of an 18-year-old woman who was admitted with symptoms of fatigue, weakness, early satiety, and weight gain. A subhepatic mass anterior to the pancreas was discovered on ultrasound. After being treated via the laparoscopic approach with complete surgical resection she recovered well. This case thus represents a new application for laparoscopy and expands the indications for its use.
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 6550 Fannin, Suite 1661, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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D000005:Abdomen; D000293:Adolescent; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008643:Mesentery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D015430:Weight Gain