A rare retroperitoneal benign tumor. Castleman's disease

I Atilla Aridogan; Yildirim Bayazit; Bülent Soyupak; Handan Zeren; Aysun Uguz; Zühtü Tansug

doi:10.1159/000064364

A rare retroperitoneal benign tumor. Castleman's disease

Urol Int. 2002;69(1):69-71. doi: 10.1159/000064364.

Authors

I Atilla Aridogan¹, Yildirim Bayazit, Bülent Soyupak, Handan Zeren, Aysun Uguz, Zühtü Tansug

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, University of Cukurova, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 12119443
DOI: 10.1159/000064364

Abstract

A case of retroperitoneal Castleman's disease - a benign lymphoid tumor - is reported. The tumor is excised totally. A 34-month follow-up period is disease free and uneventful. The preoperative workup presented, its clinical behavior and management are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Castleman Disease / pathology*
Female
Humans
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology*