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  • Title: Cervical unicentric Castleman's disease in children.
    Author: Bouguila J, Lahmer I, Abdelkefi M, Affissath A, Trimeche M, Boughammoura L.
    Journal: Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis; 2013 Sep; 130(4):221-3. PubMed ID: 23474027.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Unicentric Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare benign lymphoproliferative disorder. A cervical location has rarely been reported in the pediatric literature. CASE REPORT: A 13-year-old boy presented with a mass in the right neck region of 3 months' evolution. Clinical examination revealed a smooth mobile 5 cm node deep in the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The diagnosis of hyaline vascular type CD was confirmed by complete surgical excision and histopathologic examination. Postoperative course was simple, without recurrence over 1 year's follow-up. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Cervically located CD often shows few symptoms, and is rarely suggested by a cervical mass found in children. Definitive diagnosis is histopathological. The hyaline vascular type of unicentric CD has a good prognosis after complete resection of the lesion.
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