Asymptomatic pelvic Castleman disease in an infertile woman: case report.
Castleman disease is defined as angiofollicular benign lymph node hyperplasia usually found in the mediastinum. Pelvic lymph node involvement is very rare. We now report a case of asymptomatic intrapelvic Castleman disease found by chance in an infertile woman. Transvaginal ultrasonography is very useful in diagnosing the disease. After 7 years of follow-up, the patient is free from recurrence.
Nakamura
Yoshihiro
Y
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-4-3, Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan 545-8585. obgyyoshin@med.osaka-cu. ac.jp
Tokuyama
Osamu
O
Muso
Ayako
A
Kawamura
Naoki
N
Yasui
Tomoyo
T
Ishiko
Osamu
O
D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female; D014463:Ultrasonography