Yilmaz R, Ersin S, Makay O, Akgun E, Yuce G, Elmas N
Department of General Surgery, Ege University - Medical School 35100 Izmir, Turkey.
Acta Chir Belg. 2004 Jun;104(3):354-6. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2004.11679573.
We present an uncommon case of hyaline vascular type Castleman's disease mimicking a pancreatic tumour. A 56-year-old woman with constitutional symptoms was investigated. Pre-operative interventions failed to produce a definitive diagnosis. Surgical excision was performed and the tumour was diagnosed to be the hyaline vascular type of Castleman's disease histopathologically. Pancreatic Castleman's disease should remain a consideration in the differential diagnosis of a pancreatic mass.