Bouguila J, Lahmer I, Abdelkefi M, Affissath A, Trimeche M, Boughammoura L. Cervical unicentric Castleman's disease in children.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013;
130:221-3. [PMID:
23474027 DOI:
10.1016/j.anorl.2012.09.008]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Unicentric Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare benign lymphoproliferative disorder. A cervical location has rarely been reported in the pediatric literature.
CASE REPORT
A 13-year-old boy presented with a mass in the right neck region of 3 months' evolution. Clinical examination revealed a smooth mobile 5 cm node deep in the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The diagnosis of hyaline vascular type CD was confirmed by complete surgical excision and histopathologic examination. Postoperative course was simple, without recurrence over 1 year's follow-up.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
Cervically located CD often shows few symptoms, and is rarely suggested by a cervical mass found in children. Definitive diagnosis is histopathological. The hyaline vascular type of unicentric CD has a good prognosis after complete resection of the lesion.
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