Imaging Findings of Castleman's Disease Localized in the Axilla: A Case Report.
- Author:
Bo Kyoung SEO
1
;
Yu Whan OH
;
Kyu Ran CHO
;
Nam Joon LEE
;
Jung Hyuk KIM
;
In Sun KIM
;
Seong Jin CHO
;
Jeoung Won BAE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Lymphatic system, diseases; Lymphatic system, CT; Lymphatic system, US
- MeSH: Axilla; Case Report; Female; Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia/*diagnosis/radiography/ultrasonography; Human; Lymph Nodes/*pathology; Middle Age; *Tomography, X-Ray Computed; *Ultrasonography, Doppler
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2002;3(2):136-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Castleman's disease is a rare benign lymphoproliferative disorder of uncertain origin which most commonly involves the mediastinum but rarely affects the axilla. We report a case of localized Castleman's disease involving the axillary lymph node. Mammography revealed a well-defined, homogeneously dense ovoid mass, 3 cm in size, in the left axilla, while gray-scale ultrasonography (US) demonstrated a well-defined, uniformly hypoechoic ovoid mass with good through transmission. Peripheral hypervascularity was observed at power Dopper US, and early rapid homogeneous enhancement at contrast-enhanced dynamic CT.
