title: Diagnosis of paracardiac castleman disease by dynamic gadolinium-enhanced first pass perfusion magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Summary Castleman disease is an uncommon disorder affecting the lymphatic system and is characterised by atypical lymphocyte proliferation. The usual clinical presentation is of a solitary mass lesion, frequently within the thorax. A number of different imaging findings have been reported on CT and MRI. We present a case of paracardiac Castleman disease where the diagnosis was suggested by dramatic enhancement of the tumour mass during a dynamic MR perfusion sequence. To our knowledge this is the first report of the use of a first pass bolus tracking technique in the diagnosis of Castleman disease.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crean
authors.forename: Narinder
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Naeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Merchant
authors.forename: Lianne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Provost
keywords: Castleman disease; first pass perfusion; gadolinium