Unicentric mixed variant Castleman disease associated with Hashimoto disease: the role of PET/CT in staging and evaluating response to the treatment

Castleman disease (CD) is a rare atypical lymphoproliferative disease, pathologically classified as hyaline vascular, plasma cell type and mixed type variant. The underlying cause of CD is unknown, however several theories including autoimmunity have been proposed. We describe a patient diagnosed wi...

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Main Authors: Akosman, Cengiz, Selcuk, Nalan Alan, Ordu, Cetin, Ercan, Sina, Ekici, Isin Dogan, Oyan, Basak
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: e-Med 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205753/