Castleman's disease of the axilla mimicking metastasis

Clin Imaging. 2007 Nov-Dec;31(6):425-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.03.009.

Abstract

Castleman's disease is an unusual inflammatory lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown cause. It most commonly occurs in the mediastinum but rarely in the axillary lymph nodes. We report a case of localized axillary Castleman's disease mimicking metastasis as the patient had a palpable malignant mass in the breast, described by ultrasonography, color Doppler ultrasonography, contrast-enhanced CT, and dynamic enhanced breast MR images.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Axilla*
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Castleman Disease / diagnosis*
  • Castleman Disease / pathology
  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Mammary

Substances

  • Contrast Media