title: Anemia resolved by thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal mass: a case report of unicentric Castleman's disease.
abstract: Castleman's disease (CD) is an uncommon benign lymphoproliferative disorder that usually presents as a single or multiple mediastinal mass. In unicentric CD, constitutional symptoms are rare, but are curable with surgical resection. However, serious intraoperative bleeding often requires conversion to thoracotomy. We present a case of unicentric CD in a 25-year-old woman with anemia, who was successfully treated by thoracoscopic resection. We describe the clinical course from the initial presentation to diagnosis and surgical cure.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, 3 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 4 Department of Clinical Pathology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, 3 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 4 Department of Clinical Pathology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sook Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, 3 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 4 Department of Clinical Pathology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Cheol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, 3 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 4 Department of Clinical Pathology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chan Beom
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, 3 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 4 Department of Clinical Pathology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kuk Bin
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, 3 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 4 Department of Clinical Pathology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ok Ran
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, 3 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 4 Department of Clinical Pathology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Si Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: Mediastinal mass; anemia; lymphoproliferative disorder; unicentric Castleman’s disease; video-assisted thoracic surgery