Castleman's Disease in the Head of the Pancreas: Report of a Rare Clinical Entity and Current Perspective on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome
Presented by:
World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Hongbei Wang, Rosemary L Wieczorek, Michael E Zenilman, Fidelina Desoto-Lapaix, Bimal C Ghosh and Wilbur B Bowne
Summary points:
A 58-year-old with hepatitis C is found to have a lesion in the head of the pancreas during a routine surveillance ultrasound. This case report details the findings from diagnostic laparoscopy and pathological analysis, and includes various images. The authors discuss histopathological subtypes of Castleman's disease, its pathogenesis, challenges associated with diagnosis, and review the literature on treatment.
Castleman's Disease in the Head of the Pancreas: Report of a Rare Clinical Entity and Current Perspective on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome
