Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma arising from a multicentric mixed variant of Castleman's disease.
This case report describes a patient with multicentric mixed type Castleman's disease and concomitant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of diffuse large B cell type in the neck. Multicentric CD is a systemic illness with disseminated lymphadenopathy; its aggressive and usually fatal course is associated with infectious complications and risk for malignant tumors, such as lymphoma or Kaposi sarcoma.
Department of Pathology, Ippokration Hospital of Salonica, Greece.
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Venizelos
D
D
Tamiolakis
C
C
Simopoulos
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S
Nikolaidou
S
S
Barbagadaki
M
M
Lambropoulou
G
G
Alexiadis
P
P
Boglou
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N
Papadopoulos
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male