Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia (Castleman's Disease) Presenting With Chylous Pleural Effusion

A case of giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) with an original presentation of a chylous pleural effusion occurred in a female adolescent. CT scans showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy was consistent with the plasmacytic variant of Castleman's disease.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1997-10, Vol.112 (4), p.1132-1133
Hauptverfasser:	Blankenship, Mark E., Rowlett, John, Timby, Comdr Jeffrey W., Roth, Richard S., Jones, Robert E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biopsy Castleman Disease - diagnostic imaging Castleman Disease - pathology Castleman's disease Chylothorax - diagnostic imaging chylous pleural effusion Diagnosis, Differential Female giant lymph node hyperplasia Humans Lymph Nodes - pathology Mediastinum - diagnostic imaging Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) with an original presentation of a chylous pleural effusion occurred in a female adolescent. CT scans showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy was consistent with the plasmacytic variant of Castleman's disease.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.112.4.1132