Castleman disease: surgical cure in pediatric patients

Keely Buesing; Deborah Perry; Christine Reyes; Shahab Abdessalam

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.09.024

Castleman disease: surgical cure in pediatric patients

Keely Buesing, Deborah Perry, Christine Reyes, Shahab Abdessalam

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Castleman disease is a rare disorder characterized by lymphoid hyperplasia which rarely manifests in children. We present 2 cases which highlight both histologic variants of this disease, and provide suggestions regarding workup and treatment with the goal of making practitioners aware of Castleman disease in the differential diagnosis of a child presenting with vague symptoms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e5-e8
Journal	Journal of pediatric surgery
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.09.024
State	Published - Jan 2009

Keywords

Castleman disease
Children
Lymphoid hyperplasia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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