Asian Journal of Surgery (Jul 2006)

Unusual Presentation of Abdominal Castleman's Disease

  • W.L.E. Chuwa,
  • H.S. Ong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60076-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 3
pp. 153 – 156

Abstract

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Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of uncertain origin. We report an unusual presentation of Castleman's disease in the transverse mesocolon that mimicked a vascular gastrointestinal stromal tumour and review the literature surrounding this peculiar entity.

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