title: Preoperative embolization of hypervascular Castleman's disease of the mediastinum.
abstract: We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with mediastinal Castleman's disease of the hyaline vascular type. This large tumor was safely resected after arterial embolization. We describe the steps of this interventional procedure and discuss related necessary precautions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
authors.forename: John Henri
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sgourdos
authors.forename: Neoklis
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kritikos
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Didier
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terraz
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005780:Gelatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; C496735:trisacryl gelatin microspheres; D005780:Gelatin