Pediatric Intraparotid Castleman's Disease

• Published in: Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology Vol. 112; no. 9; pp. 813 - 816
• Main Authors: Samadi, Daniel S., Hockstein, Neil G., Tom, Lawrence W. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2003; Annals Publishing Compagny; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Castleman Disease - diagnosis; Castleman Disease - pathology; Castleman Disease - surgery; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Parotid Diseases - diagnosis; Parotid Diseases - pathology; Parotid Diseases - surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tumors; Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology; hyaline vascular disease; Castleman's disease; parotid gland; plasma cell; Benign lymphadenopathy; Parotid gland; Parotidectomy; Male; Hemopathy; Histopathology; Surgery; Lymphoproliferative syndrome; Castleman disease; Diagnosis; Child; Human; Radiodiagnosis; Preservation; Stomatology; Facial nerve; Case study; Symptomatology; Anatomic pathology; Salivary gland disease; Treatment; Total; Medical imagery; Clinical investigation; Computerized axial tomography
• ISSN: 0003-4894; 1943-572X
• DOI: 10.1177/000348940311200912

Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare, benign lymphoepithelial disease of unknown cause that presents most commonly in the mediastinum. There are 2 histologic types of CD: the hyaline vascular type and the plasma cell type. In the head and neck, 98% of these lesions are of the hyaline vascular type. The differential diagnosis of CD includes reactive lymphadenopathy, lymphoproliferative disorders, lymph node metastasis, and other conditions. Approximately 80 cases of CD have been reported in children; head and neck involvement in children is extremely rare. A case of a child with intraparotid CD is presented; the clinical course, histopathologic presentation, radiographic findings, and management of CD are reviewed.