Paracardiac pleural Castleman disease: radiographic and MR findings.
Castleman disease is a rare benign lymphoid tumour of uncertain aetiology that usually appears as a solitary mediastinal mass. We report a rare case of Castleman disease in the right paracardiac pleural space, occurring in a young woman with non-specific chest discomfort. MRI showed a well-defined, oval mass that was slightly hyperintense on T(1) weighted images, inhomogeneously hyperintense on T(2) and enhanced T(1) weighted images. The patient underwent radical tumour resection and has remained well for 8 years.
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Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals, Linkou, Keelung, Taiwan.
Ko
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Lin
J-W
JW
Wan
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Hsieh
M-J
MJ
Lee
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D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography