A transitional variant of Castleman's disease presenting as a chylous pleural effusion

Authors
Ten Hoor, T Hewan-Lowe, K Miller, JI Moss, M
Citation
T. Ten Hoor et al., A transitional variant of Castleman's disease presenting as a chylous pleural effusion, CHEST, 115(1), 1999, pp. 285-288
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
CHEST
ISSN journal
00123692 → ACNP
Volume
115
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
285 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(199901)115:1<285:ATVOCD>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Castleman's disease is an uncommon clinicopathologic entity that results in unregulated growth of lymphoid tissue. It may present as benign involvemen t of one IJ mph node group or as multicentric disease with serious systemic symptoms. Pleural effusions are an uncommon manifestation of Castleman's d isease. We present a patient with Castleman's disease who initially present ed with a chylous pleural effusion.