Castleman's Disease: A Rare Cause of Hematemesis

Castleman’s disease – a case report

“…It is also important to exclude the presence of neoplastic diseases in these patients, as the literature describes a tendency to coexistence of those disorders [23][24][25][26][27].…”

Hyaline Vascular-Type Castleman Disease Presenting as an Esophageal Submucosal Tumor: Case Report

“…There are some reports of gastrointestinal involvement in castleman disease, such as gastric or colonic erosion, gastric outlet obstruction, intestinal obstruction or, rectal cancer (1, 2). Most cases are caused by pressure from abdominal, retroperitoneal lymph node enlargement.…”

“…A 62-year-old man was referred to our hospital for further examination and treatment of an asymptomatic esophageal mass (1, 2). At the time of admission, he had no dysphagia or any other digestive tract symptoms, but an endoscopic examination for a routine medical health exam showed a protruding mass in the distal esophagus.…”

“…Castleman disease, or giant lymph node hyperplasia, is a rare disorder most often located in the visceral mediastinum (1, 2). We present a patient in whom a double-contrast esophagography and contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CT) revealed a polypoid mass in the esophageal wall that, based on pathology, was diagnosed as a Castleman disease.…”

Multicentric Castleman's disease: A rare case report from a maxillofacial unit

“…Castleman's disease or angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia was first described by Benjamin Castleman in 1954, characterized by the development of tumor masses of the lymphoid tissue [1][2][3][4][5]. It is a rare non-clonal lymphoproliferative disorder that presents with angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, multiple lymphadenopathy and marked constitutional symptoms in affected patients.…”