Castleman Disease Presenting as an Abdominal Mass. Issue 1 (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shariati, Farnaz; Verter, Elizabeth; Chang, Wendy; Huang, Li; Joshi, Virendra
• Is Part Of: ACG Case Reports Journal. Volume 4:Issue 1(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017
• DOI: 10.14309/crj.2017.71
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2326-3253

Abstract

ABSTRACT : N/A: Unicentric Castleman disease is a rare condition of lymphoid hyperplasia, of which only 15% of cases occur in the abdomen. We report a 66‐year‐old man who presented with complaints of abdominal pain. Computed tomography scans revealed nephrolithiasis and a homogeneous calcified mass between the pancreas and stomach and several para‐pancreatic nodes. Direct visualization during exploratory laparotomy revealed a mass on the lesser curvature of the stomach. Pyloromyotomy and mass resection were performed. Biopsy showed reactive lymphoid hyperplasia consistent with the hyaline vascular variant of Castleman disease.