title: Castleman's disease of the pleura.
abstract: Castleman's disease is a rare benign disease of the lymph nodes. Its origin from the pleura is rare. Surgical excision, when feasible, appears to provide good results. We encountered a patient who had the disease arising from the parietal pleura. We present the clinical scenario, investigations, and our management of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rajaram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burrah
authors.forename: Vijayalakshmi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Deshmane
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Althaf
authors.forename: Srinivasalu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yapamakula
authors.forename: Sathyanarayana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurubabala
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanumaiah
authors.forename: Veerendra
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD