title: FDG-PET and diffusion-weighted MR imaging appearance in retroperitoneal Castleman's disease: a case report.
abstract: Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoid neoplasm that is characterized by the proliferation of lymphoid tissue. A case of young woman having the plasma cell type of retroperitoneal Castleman's disease is reported, and radiological findings of the condition are discussed with a review of the radiological literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Ishikawa, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. oida.yasuhisa@hachioji-hosp.tokai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oida
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18