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Castleman's disease restricted to the infratemporal fossa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Juan P. Rodrigo*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Central de Asturias, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
Jose A. Fernandez
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Central de Asturias, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
Juan C. Alvarez
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Central de Asturias, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
Justo Gómez
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Central de Asturias, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
Carlos Suárez
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Central de Asturias, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
*
Address for correspondence: Juan P. Rodrigo, C/ Fernández Ladreda 32-A 420B, 33011 Oviedo, Spain. Fax: 34-8-5108015

Abstract

Giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) is usually reported as a solitary mediastinal tumour, although involvement of other anatomical sites and a multicentric form have been reported. We describe a rare case of Castleman's disease due to its localisation (the left infratemporal fossa) and histology (plasma-cell variant). A brief review of the main clinico-histological characteristics of Castleman's disease is also presented.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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