Rifai Yasmine, Bhagat Rohun, Murthy Sudish, Bribriesco Alejandro
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, New Jersey.
Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Mar 27;2(3):548-551. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2024.02.018. eCollection 2024 Sep.
We present the case of a 41-year-old man with an anterior mediastinal mass and constellation of clinical symptoms, including dyspnea, pleural effusions, pericardial effusions, renal insufficiency, and pancytopenia. After inconclusive results on several laboratory tests and a nondiagnostic surgical biopsy specimen, a specimen from a second surgical biopsy identified the patient's condition as Castleman disease associated with TAFRO (thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fevers, reticulin myelofibrosis, organomegaly) syndrome. This case highlights the importance of obtaining large tissue biopsy samples, interval follow-up, and acknowledging cognitive biases.
我们报告了一例41岁男性患者,其患有前纵隔肿块并伴有一系列临床症状,包括呼吸困难、胸腔积液、心包积液、肾功能不全和全血细胞减少。在多项实验室检查结果不明确且手术活检标本未能确诊后,第二次手术活检的标本确定该患者的病情为与TAFRO(血小板减少、全身水肿、发热、网状纤维骨髓纤维化、器官肿大)综合征相关的Castleman病。该病例突出了获取大组织活检样本、定期随访以及认识认知偏差的重要性。