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[Castleman disease]
B Bleiber1, J O Gebbers, R Joss
1Onkologische Abteilung, Kantonsspital Luzern.
Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983)
|October 12, 2000
Abstract
Background:
The term "Castleman's disease" (angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia) comprises a heterogeneous clinicopathologic entity among lymphoproliferative disorders.
Case Report:
We present a rare case with retroperitoneal manifestations, and discuss several aspects of diagnosis, differential diagnosis, the clinical course and therapy of the disease. Finally, we summarize the actual knowledge about the pathogenesis of Castleman's disease.