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  • Title: Castleman's disease: a study of a rare lymphoproliferative disorder in a university hospital.
    Author: Al-Amri AM, Abdul-Rahman IS, Ghallab KQ.
    Journal: Gulf J Oncolog; 2010 Jan; (7):25-36. PubMed ID: 20164006.
    Abstract:
    Castleman's disease (CD) is a group of rare lymphoproliferative disorders sharing characteristic clinical and histological features, and usually accompanied by a marked systemic inflammatory response. Two histological patterns of lymph nodes were described: the hyaline-vascular and plasma-cell types. The former is more common (80-90%) and tends to be localized. The plasma cell type is more aggressive and usually multicentric. It is interesting that the inflammatory manifestations seem to be related to a lymph node lesion, because the systemic symptoms and inflammatory activity can return to normal after surgical excision or successful medical treatment of the disease. We report here our 15-year experience with this rare disease in King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, focusing on the clinical features, therapy, and patients'outcome.
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