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Review
. 2014 Feb;78(2):370-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.11.015. Epub 2013 Nov 25.

Castleman's Disease: a rare finding in a pediatric neck

Faisal Zawawi  1 , Rickul Varshney  2 , David G Haegert  3 , Sam J Daniel  4
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Castleman's Disease: a rare finding in a pediatric neck

Faisal Zawawi et al. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

Castleman's Disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. In the literature, only 29 cases, associated with the neck presentation in children, have been reported. This is another case report regarding a 5-year old child who presented with a persistent cervical lymphadenopathy. Final pathology, after undergoing exploratory neck dissection and surgical excision, revealed Castleman's Disease. This report, augmented with a literature review of all the 29 cases, compares the clinical course of this patient with the other cases. In conclusion, although Castleman's Disease carries a favorable prognosis in children, surgical excision is recommended to confirm the diagnosis and to rule out other causes.

Keywords: Castleman; Cervical; Lymphadenopathy; Pediatric; Surgery.

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