Benign Lymphoid Hyperplasia (Castleman's Tumor) Mimicking a Posterior Mediastinal Neurogenic Tumor

Benign Lymphoid Hyperplasia (Castleman's Tumor) Mimicking a Posterior Mediastinal Neurogenic Tumor

A mass in the parietal pleura in paravertebral location with rib erosions diagnosed as a neurogenic tumor is reported. The pathologic diagnosis was benign mediastinal lymphoid hyperplasia. This is the ninth reported case of a Castleman's tumor occurring in the posterior mediastinum.

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1972-10, Vol.62 (4), p.516-517
Hauptverfasser: Culver, Gordon J., Choi, Byung-Koo
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Hyperplasia - diagnosis
Lymph Nodes
Lymphatic Diseases - diagnosis
Mediastinal Diseases - diagnosis
Mediastinal Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:A mass in the parietal pleura in paravertebral location with rib erosions diagnosed as a neurogenic tumor is reported. The pathologic diagnosis was benign mediastinal lymphoid hyperplasia. This is the ninth reported case of a Castleman's tumor occurring in the posterior mediastinum.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.62.4.516