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Nov 20, 2023 · Castleman disease, also known as angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia or giant lymph node hyperplasia, is an uncommon benign B-cell lymphoproliferative condition. It can affect several regions of the body but is commonly described as a solitary mediastinal mass.
Castlemandisease (CD) describes a group of rare lymphoproliferative disorders that involve enlarged lymph nodes, and a broad range of inflammatory symptoms and laboratory abnormalities. Whether Castleman disease should be considered an autoimmune disease, cancer, or infectious disease is currently unknown.
- Giant lymph node hyperplasia, lymphoid hamartoma, angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia
- fever, unintended weight loss, fatigue, night sweats, nausea, enlarged liver or spleen.
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Apr 21, 2022 · Castleman disease (CD, angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia) describes a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders that share common histopathologic features. CD is classified into at least three distinct disorders based on the number of regions of enlarged lymph nodes with characteristic histopathologic features and the presence ...
Apr 21, 2022 · Castleman disease (CD, angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia) describes a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders that share common histopathologic features.
Jan 17, 2019 · Castleman’s disease, also known as angiofollicular hyperplasia, is a rare and benign disorder of lymph node proliferation coined by the American pathologist Benjamin Castleman in 1965....
Castleman disease, also known as angiofollicular hyperplasia, can be broadly classified under two categories, localized and systemic (also known as multicentric). The types of localized disease include HVCD type and plasma cell Castleman disease (PCCD) type.
Aug 3, 2016 · Castleman disease (CD), otherwise known as angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, was first reported in 1954 by Benjamin Castleman, who described a 40-year-old male with a mediastinal mass characterized histologically by lymph node hyperplasia and follicles with small, hyalinized foci.
