Hyaline vascular-type Castleman disease presenting as an esophageal submucosal tumor: case report.
Castleman disease is a relatively rare disorder of lymphoid tissue that involves the gastrointestinal tract in a variety of clinical and pathologic manifestations. A submucosal location has never been described in the medical literature. We report a case of esophageal Castleman disease involving the submucosal layer in a 62-year-old man, which was confirmed on pathology. Esophagography and CT demonstrated an intramural tumor, and a leiomyoma or leiomyosarcoma was suspected based on the known incidence of such tumors.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea. gnlee@daunet.donga.ac.kr
Ki Nam
KN
Kim
Ki-Nam
KN
Lee
Myong Jin
MJ
Kang
Mee Sook
MS
Roh
Pil Jo
PJ
Choi
Doo Kyung
DK
Yang
D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology*