title: Castleman disease of the parotid gland in childhood: an unusual entity.
abstract: Castleman disease (CD) is an uncommon benign condition of uncertain etiology that causes progressive lymph node enlargement. Although the mediastinum is their common location, they also occur in other areas of the body, usually where lymph nodes are normally found. In addition, CD (the hyaline-vascular type) of the parotid gland is very rare, especially in childhood. We report a new case of CD arising from the parotid gland in 9-year-old male child. The clinical course, histopathological findings, radiological findings, and management of CD are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, 1174 Jung-Dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Seung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yoon Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed