Castleman's disease in childhood: report of three cases and review of the literature

Castleman's disease in childhood: report of three cases and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare, localized or generalized, lymphoproliferative disorder with a frequent mediastinal location, but possible in any lymph node or extra nodal site. It usually appears in young adults whilst it rarely occurs in childhood. Ther...

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Main Authors: Guerrieri Patrizia, Cecchetto Giovanni, Scibetta Nunzia, Trizzino Antonino, Farruggia Piero, D'Amore Emanuele SG, D'Angelo Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Castleman's disease
childhood
differential diagnosis
histological subgroups
outcome
Online Access:http://www.ijponline.net/content/37/1/50
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Summary:<p>Abstract</p> <p>Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare, localized or generalized, lymphoproliferative disorder with a frequent mediastinal location, but possible in any lymph node or extra nodal site. It usually appears in young adults whilst it rarely occurs in childhood. There are only about 100 pediatric cases published, five of them in Italy. We report 3 cases of localized Castleman's disease, investigated in our Department in a 3 years period and reviewed the literature.</p>
ISSN:1720-8424
1824-7288

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