A Googly in the Neck—Castleman Disease

Lymphoproliferative disorders comprise of a group of heterogenous diseases characterised by uncontrolled production of lymphocytes.Castleman disease (CD) is one such disease and comprises of a group of rare disorders that involve enlarged lymph nodes and a broad range of inflammatory symptoms and la...

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Published inIndian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 1275 - 1278
Main Authors Sheth, Ritu K, Kumar, Purnima, Vishnurag, Athira, Choudhary, Deepika, Pushparaj, Jansimary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.02.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Clinical Report
Head and Neck Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Otorhinolaryngology
Neck mass
Paediatric Castleman disease
Unicentric CD
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Summary:Lymphoproliferative disorders comprise of a group of heterogenous diseases characterised by uncontrolled production of lymphocytes.Castleman disease (CD) is one such disease and comprises of a group of rare disorders that involve enlarged lymph nodes and a broad range of inflammatory symptoms and laboratory abnormalities [ 1 ]. We came across young girl who presented to us in the out patient department with this disease After ruling out other pathologies and confirming the diagnosis by doing a tissue biopsy the girl was treated surgically and is disease free till date.
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ISSN:2231-3796
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DOI:10.1007/s12070-023-04266-3