title: Castleman's disease in the left suprarenal region, mimicking an adrenal neoplasm.
abstract: We present a rare case of a 16-year-old male patient with Castleman's disease (CD) manifest by a suspicious mass within the left suprarenal region abutting the left adrenal gland, mimicking an adrenal neoplasm. CD is an uncommon and poorly understood lymphoproliferative disorder that, when observed, typically occurs as a mediastinal mass. Two percent of cases reportedly occur in the pararenal region. Although rare, Castleman's disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a retroperitoneal mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134, USA. michael.santomauro@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santomauro
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Jared
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heimbigner
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Auge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008297:Male