Laparoscopic approach to the management of intraabdominal unicentric Castleman's disease

Surg Endosc. 2003 Sep;17(9):1497. doi: 10.1007/s00464-002-4530-9. Epub 2003 Jun 19.

Abstract

Castleman's disease, or angiofollicular lymphoid hyperplasia, is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. We present the case of an 18-year-old woman who was admitted with symptoms of fatigue, weakness, early satiety, and weight gain. A subhepatic mass anterior to the pancreas was discovered on ultrasound. After being treated via the laparoscopic approach with complete surgical resection she recovered well. This case thus represents a new application for laparoscopy and expands the indications for its use.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen
  • Adolescent
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcinosis / etiology
  • Castleman Disease / complications
  • Castleman Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Castleman Disease / surgery*
  • Fatigue / etiology
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Mesentery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography
  • Weight Gain