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Castleman's disease arising from the chest wall.

Makoto Kurai1, Ryoichi Kondo, Nobutaka Kobayashi

  • 1Second Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan. kurai08@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp

The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi
|January 24, 2007
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Area of Science:

  • Thoracic surgery
  • Oncology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder.
  • Chest wall involvement is an uncommon presentation of Castleman's disease.

Observation:

  • An 18-year-old male presented with a chest wall abnormality detected on radiography.
  • CT revealed a 5 cm densely enhanced mass in the left chest wall.

Findings:

  • Surgical resection via video-assisted thoracoscopy was successful with minimal bleeding.
  • Histopathological analysis confirmed Castleman's disease.

Implications:

  • This case adds to the limited literature on thoracic Castleman's disease.
  • Highlights the importance of considering Castleman's disease in chest wall masses.