Unicentric Castleman's disease in the posterior cervical space mimicking a schwannoma - 10/06/16
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Abstract |
Introduction |
Castleman's disease (CD) is a benign and rare lymphoid tissue disease of undetermined origin. It affects the neck infrequently; therefore its preoperative diagnosis is difficult and can be confused with other hypervascular lesions.
Case report |
We present a case of unicentric hyaline-vascular CD in the posterior cervical space (PCS) evaluated by MRI and initially presumed to be a cervical schwannoma.
Discussion |
As shown with our case, unicentric CD should be included in the differential diagnosis for masses in the PCS, especially when a hypervascular lesion like a schwannoma is suspected. The finding of central low intensity areas in a fissured and radial pattern in T2 sequences can help to consider CD when dealing with PCS masses as shown by previous cases and our reported experience.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Castleman's disease, Schwannoma, Posterior cervical space, Hypervascular lesion
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Vol 133 - N° 3
P. 191-193 - juin 2016 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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