Retroperitoneal pararenal castleman’s disease: a case report

• Main Authors: S Shrestha, U Nepal, N Lamichhane, P Chhetri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association of Clinical Pathologists of Nepal 2013-10-01
• Series: Journal of Pathology of Nepal
• Subjects: Castleman Disease; Giant lymph node hyperplasia; Retroperitoneum Myxoma
• Online Access: http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/9004

<p>Castleman&rsquo;s diseas is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. We report a 28 years old woman with solitary Castleman&rsquo;s disease in the left pararenal space. This case was diagnosed preoperatively as renal cell carcinoma. The patient underwent a radical nephrectomy with dissection of pararenal mass. Histopathological examination of the surgically resected specimen showed the hyaline vascular type of Castleman&rsquo;s disease. A preoperative diagnosis of Castleman&rsquo;s disease is difficult; therefore, a surgical resection and histopathological evaluation can provide an accurate diagnosis of tumor. Taking this case into consideration, we suggest that Castleman&rsquo;s disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of renal tumors.</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v3i6.9004">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v3i6.9004</a></p> <p>Journal of Pathology of Nepal (2013) Vol. <strong>3</strong>, 509-511</p>