Unicentric Mesenteric Castleman`S Disease- A Diagnostic Quandary-
A Case Report
Published: March 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.2830
Rajeshwara K.V., Clement R.S. D’Souza, Elroy Saldanha, Klien Dantis, Preethi Rai
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery,
2. Professor, Department of Surgery,
3. Post Graduate Resident, Department of Surgery,
4. Post Graduate Resident, Department of Surgery,
5. Post Graduate Resident, Department of Surgery,
Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital Kankanady,
Mangalore – 575002, Karnataka State, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Rajeshwara K.V.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery,
Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital Kankanady,
Mangalore – 575002, Karnataka State, India.
Phone: 0824 – 22243285 (Res), 0824 – 2238000 (Hosp)
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E-mail: rajeshwarakv@yahoomail.com
Castleman`s Disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder and a mesenteric location is unusual. The unicentric variety is more difficult to diagnose clinically and it requires a histopathological confirmation. The excision biopsy itself will help both in the diagnosis and in planning the treatment. Here, we are presenting a case of unicentric mesenteric Castleman`s disease which we suspected to be lymphoma.
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