Castleman disease: an unusual diagnosis of a portal mass in an 8-year-old boy

A Case of Castleman's Disease Mimicking a Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

“…7 Five more cases of localized Castleman's disease adjacent to the liver have been reported. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] According to the case reports for localized Castleman's disease in the portal area, most cases had abdominal pain of variable intensity and duration (as in our case), whereas patients of localized Castleman's disease are commonly asymptomatic (Table 1). In addition, most of them were HV type (Table 1).…”

“…Another revealed a 4 cm-sized low-attenuated mass. 13,17 A 43 year-old female patient had a 13 cm diameter non-enhanced mass with calcification. 12 MRI of Castleman's diseases masses displays a hypodense mass in a T1-weighted image, and a hyperdense lesion in a T2-weighted image.…”

Intrapulmonary unicentric Castleman disease mimicking peripheral pulmonary malignancy

“…It can manifest as a unicentric or multicentric disorder, and can occur anywhere throughout the lymphatic system. It often develops in the neck, mediastinum, pulmonary hilum, and abdomen, which are sites where lymph nodes aggregate . Intrapulmonary Castleman disease is very rare, and to date, only a few cases have been reported.…”