Castleman's Disease: An Intrapulmonary Form with Intrafissural Development
Castleman's disease (CD) is an uncommon, mainly benign, lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology, mostly involving the mediastinum. Parenchymal lung involvement of the disease is exceedingly rare. We describe a case of CD in a 23-year-old woman with a 4-year history of recurring dyspnea...
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| author | Hajer Racil Sana Cheikh Rouhou Olfa Ismail Saoussen Hantous-Zannad Nawel Chaouch Mourad Zarrouk Belhassen Smati Faouzi Mezni Abdellatif Chabbou |
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| description | Castleman's disease (CD) is an uncommon, mainly benign, lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology, mostly involving the mediastinum. Parenchymal lung involvement of the disease is exceedingly rare. We describe a case of CD in a 23-year-old woman with a 4-year history of recurring dyspnea and nonproductive cough, whose chest X-ray showed an abnormal shadow of the right hilum. Chest computed tomography confirmed the presence of a tissue-density mass of the right lower lobe, demonstrating poor contrast enhancement, associated with multiple laterotracheal and mediastinal lymphadenopathies. The patient underwent curative surgery, revealing a right hilar compressive mass, with an intrafissural development between the superior and middle lobes. Pneumonectomy was performed due to profuse bleeding. This case of CD is particular because of its unusual intrapulmonary location and its intrafissural development. Poor contrast enhancement is atypical in CD. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da5f7f716471466290e6042e57a5ec6b2025-08-20T02:21:25ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2009-01-01994094510.1100/tsw.2009.110Castleman's Disease: An Intrapulmonary Form with Intrafissural DevelopmentHajer Racil0Sana Cheikh Rouhou1Olfa Ismail2Saoussen Hantous-Zannad3Nawel Chaouch4Mourad Zarrouk5Belhassen Smati6Faouzi Mezni7Abdellatif Chabbou8Pulmonology Department, Pavillon II, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, TunisiaPulmonology Department, Pavillon II, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, TunisiaPathology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, TunisiaRadiology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, TunisiaPulmonology Department, Pavillon II, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, TunisiaPulmonology Department, Pavillon II, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, TunisiaThoracic Surgery Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, TunisiaPathology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, TunisiaPulmonology Department, Pavillon II, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, TunisiaCastleman's disease (CD) is an uncommon, mainly benign, lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology, mostly involving the mediastinum. Parenchymal lung involvement of the disease is exceedingly rare. We describe a case of CD in a 23-year-old woman with a 4-year history of recurring dyspnea and nonproductive cough, whose chest X-ray showed an abnormal shadow of the right hilum. Chest computed tomography confirmed the presence of a tissue-density mass of the right lower lobe, demonstrating poor contrast enhancement, associated with multiple laterotracheal and mediastinal lymphadenopathies. The patient underwent curative surgery, revealing a right hilar compressive mass, with an intrafissural development between the superior and middle lobes. Pneumonectomy was performed due to profuse bleeding. This case of CD is particular because of its unusual intrapulmonary location and its intrafissural development. Poor contrast enhancement is atypical in CD.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2009.110 |
| spellingShingle | Hajer Racil Sana Cheikh Rouhou Olfa Ismail Saoussen Hantous-Zannad Nawel Chaouch Mourad Zarrouk Belhassen Smati Faouzi Mezni Abdellatif Chabbou Castleman's Disease: An Intrapulmonary Form with Intrafissural Development The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Castleman's Disease: An Intrapulmonary Form with Intrafissural Development |
| title_full | Castleman's Disease: An Intrapulmonary Form with Intrafissural Development |
| title_fullStr | Castleman's Disease: An Intrapulmonary Form with Intrafissural Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Castleman's Disease: An Intrapulmonary Form with Intrafissural Development |
| title_short | Castleman's Disease: An Intrapulmonary Form with Intrafissural Development |
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