title: Extranodal Castleman disease of the extremities: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology that most commonly presents as a mediastinal nodal mass or, in the extranodal form of the disease, a mass located in the mediastinum or retroperitoneum. It is exceptionally uncommon for Castleman disease to present in the extremities. We report a rare case of extranodal Castleman disease presenting as a muscular forearm mass. We compare our case with the seven other reported cases in which Castleman disease presented as an isolated soft tissue mass in the extremities.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3000, Orange Zone, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
authors: William C
authors: WC
authors: Eward
authors: Suzanne B
authors: SB
authors: DeWitt
authors: Brian E
authors: BE
authors: Brigman
authors: Vasilios
authors: V
authors: Kontogeorgakos
authors: Anand S
authors: AS
authors: Lagoo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed