title: Castleman's Disease: a rare finding in a pediatric neck.
abstract: Castleman's Disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. In the literature, only 29 cases, associated with the neck presentation in children, have been reported. This is another case report regarding a 5-year old child who presented with a persistent cervical lymphadenopathy. Final pathology, after undergoing exploratory neck dissection and surgical excision, revealed Castleman's Disease. This report, augmented with a literature review of all the 29 cases, compares the clinical course of this patient with the other cases. In conclusion, although Castleman's Disease carries a favorable prognosis in children, surgical excision is recommended to confirm the diagnosis and to rule out other causes.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: faisalzawawi@gmail.com.
authors: Faisal
authors: F
authors: Zawawi
authors: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors: Rickul
authors: R
authors: Varshney
authors: Department of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors: David G
authors: DG
authors: Haegert
authors: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Electronic address: sam.daniel@mcgill.ca.
authors: Sam J
authors: SJ
authors: Daniel
mesh_terms: D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Castleman; Cervical; Lymphadenopathy; Pediatric; Surgery