Hyaline Vascular-Type Castleman Disease Presenting as an Esophageal Submucosal Tumor: Case Report.
- Author:
Ki Nam KIM
1
;
Ki Nam LEE
;
Myong Jin KANG
;
Mee Sook ROH
;
Pil Jo CHOI
;
Doo Kyung YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Castleman disease; Esophagus, neoplasm
- MeSH: Mucous Membrane/*pathology; Middle Aged; Male; Humans; Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia/*diagnosis; Esophageal Diseases/*diagnosis; Endoscopy; Diagnosis, Differential
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2006;7(1):73-76
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Castleman disease is a relatively rare disorder of lymphoid tissue that involves the gastrointestinal tract in a variety of clinical and pathologic manifestations. A submucosal location has never been described in the medical literature. We report a case of esophageal Castleman disease involving thesubmucosal layer in a 62-year-old man, which was confirmed on pathology. Esophagography and CT demonstrated an intramural tumor, and a leiomyoma or leiomyosarcoma was suspected based on the known incidence of such tumors.
