Mesenteric Castleman's disease: Ultrasound, computed tomography and angiographic appearance
β Scribed by Malara, Fa ;Price, D ;Fabiny, R
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 85 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-8461
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β¦ Synopsis
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.
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