title: Changes in diagnostic strategies for hilar-type Castleman's disease: report of two cases.
abstract: Castleman's disease (CD) is rare and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We report two similar cases of hyaline vascular type CD diagnosed preoperatively using different modalities. In the first case, a biopsy specimen taken during diagnostic thoracoscopy revealed lymphatic structure suggestive of CD. In the second case, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration enabled sampling of histological cores for histological diagnosis. In both cases, the final diagnosis was established by surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Kimitsu Central Hospital, 1010 Sakurai, Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-8535, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakairi
authors.forename: Mitsutoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.forename: Kimitaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakizawa
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasufuku
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult