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Castleman's disease presented as a retroperitoneal mass
Fernando Cabrera1, Felipe Villacampa, Gemma Duque
1Service of Urology, Hospital Universitario 12 Octubre, Madrid, Spain. cabdoc@hotmail.com
Objective:
We report one case of Castleman's disease and review published literature.
Methods:
We report the case of a 58 year old man who was referred to our institution because of lumbar pain. A computed tomography scan revealed a retroperitoneal mass. Open surgical exploration and excision were carried out. Finally pathological examination addressed the diagnosis.
Results:
Pathological examination demonstrated findings characteristic of unicentric hyaline vascular type of Castleman's disease. After surgical excision and 12 months follow-up there is no evidence of recurrence disease.
Conclusions:
Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of uncertain etiology. Retroperitoneal localization is exceptional.
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