title: Unusual presentation of abdominal Castleman's disease.
abstract: Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of uncertain origin. We report an unusual presentation of Castleman's disease in the transverse mesocolon that mimicked a vascular gastrointestinal stromal tumour and review the literature surrounding this peculiar entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. estherchuwa@yahoo.com
authors.forename: W L E
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chuwa
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chuah
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male