Open AccessExtrathoracic castleman’S disease — presenting as a neck mass
Author(s) -
Amitav Shukla,
Anita Bhaduri,
Rajeev Pachauri
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03006199
Subject(s) - medicine , neck mass , hyaline , castleman disease , disease , sarcoma , plasma cell , pathology , mediastinum , otorhinolaryngology , follicular hyperplasia , hyperplasia , dermatology , radiology , surgery , bone marrow
Castleman's disease, also known as angiofollicular hyperplasia, is a disease of unsettled complexity and morbidity, usually occurs in the mediastinum and less frequently in the neck as a solitary mass and is often associated with other illnesses. Two variants have been recognized, the hyaline vascular type which is mare common and the less common plasma cell type with a third hybrid or intermediate type that shares features with both. It has been described with AIDS and Kaposi's sarcoma as well as follicular dendritic cell tumours.We report a case of Castleman's disease of the hyaline vascular type arising in the left supra-clavicular region in 41 year old male without any associated systemic illness. The neck is an uncommon location for this rare disease.