Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia (Castleman's Disease) Presenting With Chylous Pleural Effusion

A case of giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) with an original presentation of a chylous pleural effusion occurred in a female adolescent. CT scans showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy was consistent with the plasmacytic variant of Castleman's disease.

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Published inChest Vol. 112; no. 4; pp. 1132 - 1133
Main Authors Blankenship, Mark E., Rowlett, John, Timby, Comdr Jeffrey W., Roth, Richard S., Jones, Robert E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.1997
American College of Chest Physicians
Subjects
Adolescent
Biopsy
Castleman Disease - diagnostic imaging
Castleman Disease - pathology
Castleman's disease
Chylothorax - diagnostic imaging
chylous pleural effusion
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
giant lymph node hyperplasia
Humans
Lymph Nodes - pathology
Mediastinum - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Castleman's disease
giant lymph node hyperplasia
chylous pleural effusion
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Summary:A case of giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) with an original presentation of a chylous pleural effusion occurred in a female adolescent. CT scans showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy was consistent with the plasmacytic variant of Castleman's disease.
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ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.112.4.1132