A rare case of Castleman's disease presenting as a pulmonary mass mimicking pulmonary malignancy

A rare case of Castleman's disease presenting as a pulmonary mass mimicking pulmonary malignancy

<p>Castleman disease is a rare disorder of the lymphoid system characterized by noncancerous growths that may develop in lymph node tissues throughout the body. Most often this occurs in the neck, mediastinum, and abdomen where lymph nodes aggregate. The etiology is thought to be due to antige...

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Main Authors: R Bashyal, MC Lee, B Thakur, LN Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Clinical Pathologists of Nepal 2011-03-01
Series:Journal of Pathology of Nepal
Subjects:
Castleman disease
Pulmonary malignancy
IL-6
HHV-8
Kaposi sarcoma
Online Access:http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/4456

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