Peculiar hyper vascular manifestations in idiopathic multicentric castleman disease without tafro syndrome: a case...

Castleman disease affects lymph nodes with abnormal cell growth. It has unicentric (single node) Castleman disease (UCD) and multicentric (multiple nodes) Castleman disease (MCD) forms. MCD is systemic, with diverse symptoms, necessitating systemic treatment. Idiopathic MCD (iMCD) clinical subtypes are divided into iMCD- not otherwise specified (NOS) and iMCD-TAFRO (thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, reticular fibrosis, organomegaly). UCD, iMCD-NOS, and iMCD-TAFRO mainly exhibit histopathology of hyaline vascular type, plasma cell type, and hyper vascular type, respectively.

A 21-year-old female with no comorbidities presented to the outpatient department (OPD) with left inguinal swelling, gradually growing over four years, accompanied by fever and weight loss. Her past medical history included pulmonary TB 5 years prior and miscarriages. Vitals are within normal limits. Examination revealed a tender, nonreducible inguinal lump and a smaller neck swelling. Serological tests for infections were negative. Imaging revealed enlarged lymph nodes. Biopsy confirmed Castleman disease of the hyper vascular type. We performed surgical removal of the enlarged lymph nodes followed by close regular follow-up along with potential chemotherapy for relapse.

Hyper vascular type of the lymph node histology in Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease without TAFRO syndrome must be considered a differential diagnosis in lymphoproliferative disease.