title: Asymptomatic pelvic Castleman disease in an infertile woman: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tokuyama
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muso
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Tomoyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishiko
mesh_terms: 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