Persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease - Look out for a lurking lymphoma!

Castleman′s disease, a rare condition of uncertain etiology clinically presents in isolated form or as a multicentric disease. The multicentric form can develop malignancies such as Kaposi′s sarcoma or lymphomas. We present a case of Castleman′s disease with coexisting interfollicular Hodgkin′s lymp...

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Main Authors: Shalinee Rao, Anita Ramesh, Aarthi Rajkumar, Rekha Arcot, Sarah Kuruvilla
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2011;volume=32;issue=3;spage=162;epage=164;aulast=Rao
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author Shalinee Rao
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Aarthi Rajkumar
Rekha Arcot
Sarah Kuruvilla
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description Castleman′s disease, a rare condition of uncertain etiology clinically presents in isolated form or as a multicentric disease. The multicentric form can develop malignancies such as Kaposi′s sarcoma or lymphomas. We present a case of Castleman′s disease with coexisting interfollicular Hodgkin′s lymphoma that was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. This case report highlights the fact that an occult lymphoma has to be ruled out in persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease.
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spelling doaj-art-93647c1fc22a413298e106bd9dfd3e812025-08-20T03:09:48ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58512011-01-0132316216410.4103/0971-5851.92820Persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease - Look out for a lurking lymphoma!Shalinee RaoAnita RameshAarthi RajkumarRekha ArcotSarah KuruvillaCastleman′s disease, a rare condition of uncertain etiology clinically presents in isolated form or as a multicentric disease. The multicentric form can develop malignancies such as Kaposi′s sarcoma or lymphomas. We present a case of Castleman′s disease with coexisting interfollicular Hodgkin′s lymphoma that was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. This case report highlights the fact that an occult lymphoma has to be ruled out in persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2011;volume=32;issue=3;spage=162;epage=164;aulast=RaoCastleman′s diseaseimmunohistochemistryinterfollicular Hodgkin′s lymphoma
spellingShingle Shalinee Rao
Anita Ramesh
Aarthi Rajkumar
Rekha Arcot
Sarah Kuruvilla
Persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease - Look out for a lurking lymphoma!
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Castleman′s disease
immunohistochemistry
interfollicular Hodgkin′s lymphoma
title Persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease - Look out for a lurking lymphoma!
title_full Persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease - Look out for a lurking lymphoma!
title_fullStr Persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease - Look out for a lurking lymphoma!
title_full_unstemmed Persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease - Look out for a lurking lymphoma!
title_short Persistent or recurrent Castleman′s disease - Look out for a lurking lymphoma!
title_sort persistent or recurrent castleman s disease look out for a lurking lymphoma
topic Castleman′s disease
immunohistochemistry
interfollicular Hodgkin′s lymphoma
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2011;volume=32;issue=3;spage=162;epage=164;aulast=Rao
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