title: Cases report of unicentric Castleman's disease: revisit of radiotherapy role.
abstract: Castleman's disease or angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. Complete surgical resection was recommended in unicentric Castleman's disease. Radiotherapy was considered alternative therapeutic option. However, there have been consistent favorable responses to radiotherapy. We also experienced two cases of uncentric Castleman's disease salvaged successfully with radiotherapy. This paper described these cases and reviewed the literature about Castleman's disease treated with radiotherapy. Reviewed cases showed that radiotherapy is a successful treatment option in unicentric Castleman's disease. Furthermore, our report confirms the radiotherapy role in uncentric Castleman's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: O Kyu
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Sang-Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae Whan
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Yoon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chung Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jong Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Do
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ahn
keywords: Castleman's disease; Hyaline-vascular; Radiotherapy