Doença de castleman simulando neoplasia pancreática / Castleman disease presenting as pancreatic tumor
Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
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30(5): 396-398, set.-out. 2003. ilus
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in Portuguese
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ABSTRACT
A 33-year-old man presented to our department with a 4-month history of right quadrant abdominal pain. Physical examination was normal. A chest X-ray showed no remarkable findings. Ultrasonography demonstrated a hypoechoic mass measuring 6 cm in the head of the pancreas. Computed tomography confirmed a solid mass in the pancreas without Wirsung or bile duct dilatation. At laparotomy, excision a 6 cm egg-shaped and hypervascular mass in the head of the pancreas was performed. Histologically, the features were consistent with Castleman disease. Castleman's disease is a rare, usually benign lymphoid condition described by Castleman (1954) and characterized by giant lymph nodes. Surgical resection is diagnostic and curative.
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Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
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General Surgery
Year:
2003
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Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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