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Castleman Disease: Aging is not an Obstacle Despite of Being a Rare Disease

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  • Ghada ElGohary
  • Muna Guma

    (Department of Adult Hemaology/Oncology, King Khaled University Hospitals, College Of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • Saeed Bahabri
  • Ahmed Alhumaidi

    (Department of Pathology, King Khaled University Hospitals, College Of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Castleman’s Disease (CD) is a clinicopathological entity associated with lymphoproliferation. It could be presented as localized form of CD is referred to as unicentric (UCD), or the systemic. Form as multicentric (MCD) which is characterized by episodic systemic inflammatory symptoms and reactive lymphadenopathy. Here, we report a case 88 years old female patient who was initially clinically presented with a picture suspected to have lymphoma, but was later histologically confirmed to have CD. This case report underlines the importance of definitive histological diagnosis in patients presented with lymphadenopathies and multi organ involvement associated with systemic symptoms .The distinctiveness of MCD from malignant lymphoma is still under debate especially in HIV negative old patients.

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  • Ghada ElGohary & Muna Guma & Saeed Bahabri & Ahmed Alhumaidi, 2018. "Castleman Disease: Aging is not an Obstacle Despite of Being a Rare Disease," Open Access Blood Research & Transfusion Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(3), pages 53-58, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joabtj:v:2:y:2018:i:3:p:53-58
    DOI: 10.19080/OABTJ.2018.02.555587
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    Open Access Blood Research Journal; Open Access Blood Research & Transfusion Journal; juniper publishers; Open Access ; Blood Research & Transfusion Journal; blood research impact factor; blood research topics; blood research paper; blood research & transfusion journa;
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