Pediatric Parapharyngeal Castleman's Disease: a Case Report


Erbey F., BAYRAM İ., TUNCER Ü., SOYUPAK S., Tanyeli A.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.28, no.3, pp.325-327, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.5174/tutfd.2009.03070.1
  • Journal Name: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.325-327
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown aetiology. It has two clinical expressions. The localized form, which usually presents as a slow growing mass and the multicentric form, where tumoural involvement is multilocated. Mediastinal involvement is the most common location of presentation. Parapharyngeal involvement is very rare and, to our knowledge, five pediatric parapharyngeal Cattleman's disease have been reported. We describe the case of a 14-year-old female child who was diagnosed as having parapharyngeal Cattleman's disease.