Intracranial Castleman's disease presenting as hypopituitarism.
Castleman's disease is an atypical lymphoproliferative disorder that may present as a localized or multicentric form. The involvement of the central nervous system is rare. We describe here a case of Castleman's disease with involvement of the hypothalamus and meninges, presenting as hypopituitarism. Radiological and clinical pathological features are emphasized and a review of the literature is presented.
Division of Radiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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LT
Ribeiro
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Simão
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Matos
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CG
Carlotti
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Colli
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Neder
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Ribeiro-Silva
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de Castro
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Antônio Carlos
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Santos
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography