title: Castleman disease in the parapharyngeal space: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Castleman disease is most commonly found in the mediastinum, while the head and neck is the second most common location. The disease exists in a unicentric and multicentric variety and is usually successfully treated with surgical resection alone. Early identification is important for treatment planning. Castleman disease has been reported to mimic other disease processes, however there has been only one report of the disease mimicking a nerve sheath tumor in the parapharyngeal space. Here we report the second case of Castleman disease mimicking a schwannoma in the parapharyngeal space.
authors.affiliation: Thyroid Head and Neck Cancer Foundation, 10 Union Square East, Suite 5B, New York, NY, 10013, USA, jclain@thancfoundation.org.
authors.forename: Jason B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Clain
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scherl
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Karle
authors.forename: Azita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khorsandi
authors.forename: Violette
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ghali
authors.forename: Beverly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Urken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*