Tuerlinckx D, Bodart E, Delos M, Remacle M, Ninane J
Department of Paediatrics, UCL Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
Eur J Pediatr. 1997 Sep;156(9):701-3. doi: 10.1007/s004310050693.
Castleman disease (CD) is a benign lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by enlarged hyperplastic lymph nodes. Most observations focus on adult patients. In children the disease is rare, usually localized and may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. We reported two children, 7 and 14 years old respectively, affected by unifocal cervical CD of the hyaline vascular type.
Two cases illustrate that CD may mimic a neoplasm and should be considered in presence of a solitary neck mass with specific features on CT and MRI.
Castleman病（CD）是一种以增生性淋巴结肿大为特征的良性淋巴增生性疾病。大多数观察集中在成年患者。在儿童中，该疾病罕见，通常为局限性，可能有症状或无症状。我们报告了两名分别为7岁和14岁的儿童，患有透明血管型单灶性颈部Castleman病。
两例病例表明，Castleman病可能类似肿瘤，在出现具有CT和MRI特定特征的孤立性颈部肿块时应予以考虑。
