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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995;38(9): 1485-9. |
A Case of Castleman’s Disease of the Neck |
Chung-Ha Hwang, MD, Ki-Sik Kim, MD, Hyun Lee, MD, and Chung-Hwan Baek, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea |
경부에 발생한 Castleman씨 질환 1례 |
황정하 · 김기식 · 이 현 · 백정환 |
동아대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Castleman’s disease a is heterogeneous disorder of unclear etiology. Depending on histologic and clinical findings, it has been divided into two distinct histologic subtypes, the hyaline-vascular type and plasma-cell type. The hyaline-vascular variant presents as only an asymptomatic mass; the plasma-cell type compromises only 9% of total cases and is more likely to present with constitutional symptoms. It commonly involves the mediastinal and pulmonary lymph nodes, with neck involvement in only 15% to 20% of cases. We present a case of an unusual neck mass secondary to Castleman’s disease that can easily be mistaken for lymphoma or tuberculosis.
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Keywords:
Castleman’s disease. |
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