Right pneumonectomy for resection of a posterior mediastinal follicular dendritic cell sarcoma arising from Castleman's disease.
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of immune accessory follicular dendritic cells and may be associated with Castleman's disease which is a known precursor to follicular dendritic cell sarcomas. We report a case of a follicular dendritic cell sarcoma arising in Castleman's disease in a 63-year-old man who presented with a large posterior mediastinal mass, which required a radical pneumonectomy for complete resection.
The Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center, Paramus, New Jersey; The Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Valley Hospital/Valley Health System, Ridgewood, New Jersey. Electronic address: leebe@valleyhealth.com.
Benjamin E
BE
Lee
The Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center, Paramus, New Jersey; The Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Valley Hospital/Valley Health System, Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Robert J
RJ
Korst
Department of Pathology, The Valley Hospital/Valley Health System, Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Metin
M
Taskin
D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications*; D054740:Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*