Castleman's disease of the left parotid gland: a case report

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Castleman's disease of the left parotid gland: a case report Via International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2021 Apr 15;14(4):533-537. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Castleman's disease is a very rare heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders characterized by non-neoplastic growths. It is unknown about the pathophysiology of the Castleman's disease. Previous studies demonstrated that Castleman's disease can be divided into two groups according to clinical classification, including unicentric Castleman disease (UCD) and multicentric Castleman disease (MCD). The hyaline vascular type is most common in the head and neck, and is abbreviated as UCD. In the present case, a woman complained that a mass in her parotid gland was growing and it was painless seven months ago. The computed tomography (CT) showed that the superficial lobe of the parotid gland on the left had an elliptical soft tissue density shadow, about 2.5×3.5 cm, with clear boundaries and no obvious abnormalities in the surrounding bone. The CT scan sho wed no obvious abnormalities in the shape and density of the right parotid and bilateral submandibular glands. After the operation, combined with the results of immunohistochemistry, the final diagnosis was Castleman tumor. The patient recovered smoothly, after the operation and during follow-up. The patient maintained good health without recurrence or metastasis. PMID:33936378 | PMC:PMC8085830 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.