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European Journal of General Medicine
Medical Investigations Society
ISSN: 1304-3897
Vol. 7, No. 4, 2010, pp. 443-446
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Bioline Code: gm10086
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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European Journal of General Medicine, Vol. 7, No. 4, 2010, pp. 443-446
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Unicentric Castleman's Disease Presenting With Multiple Enlarged Lymph Nodes In Mediastinum
Taş, Dilaver; Okutan, Oğuzhan; Bozkanat, Erkan; Erikçi, Alev & Kartaloğlu, Zafer
Abstract
A case of unicentric Castleman's disease located in the mediastinum is presented. A 20 years old male suffering from cough had an image of right hilar enlargement on chest X-ray. Thorax CT revealed multiple enlarged lymph nodes both in right paratracheal and hilar region. Radionuclide accumulation was detected by 67Ga scintigraphy. Surgical removal of lymph nodes at paratracheal region was performed by mediastinoscopic excision and reported as reactive hyperplasia. Lymph nodes located in right hilum was excised by thoracotomy and histopathologic examination confirmed Castleman's disease. Our thought about this case was a dominant infiltrative mass with an associated lymphadenopathy. 67Ga scintigraphy imaging that we performed in our case can be a useful method in detection of Castleman's disease.
Keywords
Castleman's, mediastinum, 67Ga scintigraphy
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