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| Ashok S. Komaranchath1, A.H. Rudresh2, Kuntegowdenahalli Lakshmaiah C.3, Chennagiri S. Premalata4, Dasappa Loknatha5, Linu A. Jacob5 | ||||||
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1DM Medical Oncology Resident, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institue of Oncology, Bangalore-29, India.
2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institue of Oncology, Bangalore-29, India. 3Professor and HOD, Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institue of Oncology, Bangalore-29, India. 4Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institue of Oncology, Bangalore-29, India. 3Associate Professor, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institue of Oncology, Bangalore-29, India. | ||||||
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| Komaranchath AS, Rudresh AH, Lakshmaiah K C, Premalata CS, Lok;natha D, Jacob LA. Unicentric Castleman's disease: An unusual cause of neck swelling. J Case Rep Images Oncology 2015;1:5–9. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Castleman's disease is a rare disorder in which there is a benign proliferation of lymphoid tissue. There are two clinical entities namely, unicentric Castleman's disease with the disease confined to a single anatomic lymph node and a multicentric Castleman's disease characterized by generalized lymphadenopathy, constitutional symptoms, a more aggressive clinical course and relatively poorer prognosis. The most common histopathological subtype is the hyaline vascular variant.
Case Report: We present the case of an 18-year-old female presented with a painless right-sided neck swelling which was completely excised and diagnosed to have hyaline vascular variant of unicentric Castleman's disease. This disorder carries an excellent prognosis and does not require further therapy if complete excision of the involved lymph node has been done. Conclusion: Unicentric Castleman's disease is a rare cause of unilateral neck swelling albeit with an excellent prognosis. Diagnosis by excision biopsy can double up as the treatment as well in cases of solitary lymph node involvement. | |
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Keywords:
Castleman's disease, Hyaline vascular variant, Immunocompetent, Unicentric
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Author Contributions
Ashok S. Komaranchath – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published A.H. Rudresh – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Kuntegowdenahalli Lakshmaiah C. – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Chennagiri S. Premalata – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Dasappa Loknatha – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Linu A. Jacob – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© 2015 Ashok S. Komaranchath et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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