Widespread Castleman disease: CT findings

Eur Radiol. 1996;6(1):95-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00619970.

Abstract

The widespread form of Castleman disease is a rare condition with aggressive, often fatal course. We describe the imaging findings of two patients with extensive Castleman lymphadenopathy. The duration of the disease was 8 years in one patient and 4.5 months in the other.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Castleman Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Castleman Disease / drug therapy
  • Castleman Disease / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fibrosis
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Lymphocytes / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasma Cells / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*