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. 2015 Jan-Feb;9(1-2):E48-51.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.2266.

Castleman's disease imitating adrenal mass in the retroperitoneal area

Gökhan Koç  1 , Hakan Turk  1 , Sıtkı Un  2 , Cemal Selcuk Isoglu  1 , Ferruh Zorlu  1
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Castleman's disease imitating adrenal mass in the retroperitoneal area

Gökhan Koç et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2015 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Castleman's disease (CD) is a non-clonal lymph node hyperplasia, mostly seen in the mediastinum. It has various clinical and pathological outcomes. There are different treatments because of its rare occurance and heterogenity. We present 2 cases which were referred to our clinic as retroperitoneal mass and diagnosed as CD after surgical resection.

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Figures

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Coronal section abdominal computed tomography, showing 60 × 40-mm-sized mass in right adrenal area (Case 1).
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Macroscopic view of the mass, that cannot be seperated from the right adrenal tissue (Case 1).
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Immunocytochemical feature of the specimen: Germinal centres are surrounded by tiny lymphocytes named onionskin-like appearance (original magnification ×100) (Case 1).
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Fig. 4.
Pathological view of hyaline vascular type Castleman’s disease (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification ×100) (Case 2).
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