title: [Clinicopathological characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of Castleman's disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinicopathological characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of Castleman's disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven teen cases of castleman's disease confirmed by surgery and pathology were presented, with the helping of relevant literatures, to discuss its clinical presentation, CT findings, pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis, especially the cases with PNP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 10 males and 7 females with an age range of 28-56 years. They were all of local hyaline-vascular types according to histopathology. All cases were cured by surgical resection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Castleman's disease is a rare lyphoproliferative disorder with giant lymph node hyperplasia. Its diagnosis depends on its histopathological characteristics and clinical manifestations should also be taken into account. Surgical resection is the first choice and other treatments may be effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang 110042, China. Email: fuxibo@sina.com.
authors.forename: Xibo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Qingcai
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: Zuohong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Da
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Peifang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ning
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005871:Castleman Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis