Abstract

CONCEICAO, Mariana; ABRANTES, Tito  and  CAMPELOS, Sofia. Castleman Disease: Atypical Cause of Pneumonectomy. Acta Radiol Port [online]. 2022, vol.34, n.1, pp.37-38.  Epub Apr 29, 2022. ISSN 2183-1351.  https://doi.org/10.25748/arp.25657.

Castleman Disease is a lymphoproliferative disorder that is classified clinically as unicentric or multicentric, and histologically as hyaline vascular variant or plasma cell variant. The unicentric Castleman Disease often presents as an incidental mediastinal mass, but the involvement of the pulmonary hilum is rare.

Keywords : Castleman disease; Computed tomography; Pneumonectomy; Thoracic surgery..

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