title: An exrathoracic presentation of castleman's disease.
abstract: Castleman's disease, also known as angiofollicular hyperplasia, usually occurs in the mediastinum and rarely in cervical region as solitary mass. Histopathologically four variants have been recognized (Castleman et al. Cancer 1954;9:822-30) hyaline vascular type-most common type (Keller et al. Cancer 1972;29:670-83) plasma cell type (Salisbury, Pediatric Pathol 1990;10:609-15) transitional type (Shahidi, Mayo Clinic Proc 1995;70:969-77) stromal rich type. We report a case of Castleman's disease of typical histopathological picture of angio follicular hyperplasia arising from the right carotid triangle of neck in 12-year-old child without any associated systemic illness.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, L. G. General Hospital and N.H.I. Municipal Medical College, 16/ff/Shalmar Complex Mahalaxmi Panch Rasta Paldi, 380007 Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kansara
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Mehta
keywords: Castlman's disease; angio follicular hyperplasia; neck