Case Report: A rare case of primary hepatic Castleman's disease mimicking a liver tumor
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A "Patient-Like" Orthotopic Syngeneic Mouse Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis
Published on: October 24, 2015
Hong Chen1, Xiaoxi Pang1, Jie Li2
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Abstract:
Castleman's disease (CD) is a primary lymphoproliferative disorder of the lymph nodes with rare extra-nodal primary affection. Solid organ involvement is rare, and isolated liver involvement is extremely rare. Here we presented a case of a 59-year-old woman with a hepatic lesion accidentally found by ultrasound. The MRI result indicated primary liver malignancy or liver metastases. 18F-FDG PET/CT could not exclude hepatic malignant tumor due to its high metabolism. Finally, the hepatic CD was confirmed by postoperative pathology.
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