Castleman Disease: An Unexpected Cause of a Solitary Pleural Mass

Castleman disease (CD) is a rare benign lymphoproliferative disorder, the etiology of which is unclear. Clinically it may manifest as localized disease (unicentric) or disseminated disease (multicentric). CD occurs in the thorax in 70% of cases, abdomen and pelvis in 15%, and in the neck in 10–15% o...

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Main Authors: Moloney, Fiachra, Twomey, Maria, Hinchion, John, Maher, Michael
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3784231/