Mesenteric Castleman's disease in childhood
β Scribed by Benjamin P. C. Wei; Russel Taylor; Yuen F. Chan; Keith Waters; George Alex
- Book ID
- 108994729
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
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π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Castleman disease,' also known as giant lymph node hyperplasia,' lymphoid h a m a r t ~r n a , ~ angiomatous lymphoid hyperplasia,\* and angiofollicular mediastinal lymph node hyperpla~ia,~ is a relatively rare, benign disorder. In 70% of cases this idiopathic tumor occurs in the mediastinurn.'s5 Th
## SUMMARY The localized form of Castlemanβs disease is rare, and a mesenteric location is particularly unusual. A case of an asymptomatic young woman having the hyaline vascular type is presented and the ultrasound, CT and angiographic features of the condition are demonstrated.