Tartaglia F, Blasi S, Berni A, Sgueglia M, Polichetti P, Maturo A, Palazzini G, Tromba L, Campana F P
University of Rome La Sapienza, Department of Surgical Sciences, Rome.
G Chir. 2008 Oct;29(10):399-402.
Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. Clinically CD has been subdivided in two forms: uni-centric and multicentric. The uni-centric type is limited to a single anatomic lymph-node-bearing region. The present report describes two cases of uni-centric CD: the first was an abdominal localization treated with a laparoscopic approach; the second was a submaxillary localization treated with a classical approach. In case 1 the laparoscopic approach permitted to reach diagnosis, not clear after diagnostic imaging procedures, and enabled a total and excellent resolution of the pathology because our patient, after eight months of follow up, has had no evidence of recurrence of the disease. In case 2 we want to highlight that CD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a solitary neck mass and that the surgical treatment is diagnostic and curative at the same time.
