Castleman's disease: Laparoscopic resection of unicentric disease in the hepatic hilum: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Castleman's disease was first reported by Benjamin Castleman et al., in 1954 and described it as a sporadic lymphoproliferative disorder. The pathophysiology to this day is still unknown, although IL-6 is suspected to play an important role. Preoperative diagnosis is challenging due to its non-specific symptoms, and that imaging cannot clearly distinguish the disease from other processes. High clinical awareness is necessary to reach a diagnosis. If the disease is localized, complete recovery can be achieved through surgery.

Case presentation

Patient is a 68-year-old woman with a three-month history of recurrent episodes of fever, myalgias, and night sweats. She started to experience lower abdominal pain and presented to the emergency room. A cont

SUBMITTER: Serpa Carmoma F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8219645 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature