Surgical Treatment of Castleman Disease Using Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
Castleman disease is a rare benign lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. A 29-year-old woman presented with intermittent chest pain for 2 years. Upon examination, computed tomography showed an intensely enhanced solid mass that encased her right pulmonary artery. The tumor was resected safely and completely via standard thoracotomy with cardiopulmonary bypass.


BACKGROUND
Castleman disease; Middle mediastinal tumor; Surgery.
Department of Medical Imaging; ; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University; ; Tzu Chi Buddhist College of Technology, Hulien, Taiwan.
Kun-Eng
KE
Lim
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery;
Kuei-Ton
KT
Tsai
Department of Pathology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City; ; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University;
Chung-Tai
CT
Yue
Department of Medical Imaging; ; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University; ; Tzu Chi Buddhist College of Technology, Hulien, Taiwan.
Yuan-Yu
YY
Hsu