title: Castleman's Disease. A Review.
abstract: Castleman's disease is characterized by a non-clonal lymph node hyperplasia. Pathologically it is classified as hyaline vascular, plasmacytic, or mixed cellularity types, and clinically it may adopt a unicentric (localized) or multicentric presentation. An association of the disease with HIV infection has been found. Many uncertainties remain concerning the etiopathogenesis and the optimal treatment of this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Medicine and Infectious Disease Department, Hospital General of Castellon, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. brocav@meditex.es
authors.forename: Bernardino
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roca
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin; D008297:Male; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D013792:Thalidomide