Unicentric Castleman's Disease Presenting As Back Pain

Unicentric Castleman's Disease Presenting As Back Pain

 is a rare disorder caused by a polyclonal proliferation of B lymphocytes and plasma cells. Half of all cases of multicentric Castleman's disease are associated with HIV or Kaposi's Sarcoma. Typically, unicentric Castleman's disease presents as an enlarged thoracic lymph node but can...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-12, Vol.14 (12), p.e32219
Hauptverfasser: Buntic, Nadezda, Brown, Taylor, Nisar, Ummah Salma, Yeary, Christopher
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Back pain
Biopsy
Case reports
General Surgery
Hematology
Hyperplasia
Kaposis sarcoma
Lymphatic system
Lymphoma
Oncology
Pathology
Plasma
Sutures
Systemic diseases
Ultrasonic imaging
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Zusammenfassung: is a rare disorder caused by a polyclonal proliferation of B lymphocytes and plasma cells. Half of all cases of multicentric Castleman's disease are associated with HIV or Kaposi's Sarcoma. Typically, unicentric Castleman's disease presents as an enlarged thoracic lymph node but can present in multiple other body areas, such as the head and neck. This case report presents a rare large extrathoracic mass causing back pain in a 71-year-old man.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.32219