Radiotherapy of unicentric mediastinal Castleman's disease / 癌症
Chinese Journal of Cancer
; (12): 351-356, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Castleman's disease is a slowly progressive and rare lymphoproliferative disorder. Here, we report a 55-year-old woman with superior mediastinal Castleman's disease being misdiagnosed for a long term. We found a 4.3 cm mass localized in the superior mediastinum accompanied with severe clinical symptoms. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy, but the mass failed to be totally excised. Pathologic examination revealed a mediastinal mass of Castleman's disease. After radiotherapy of 30 Gy by 15 fractions, the patient no longer presented previous symptoms. At 3 months after radiotherapy of 60 Gy by 30 fractions, Computed tomography of the chest showed significantly smaller mass, indicating partial remission. Upon a 10-month follow-up, the patient was alive and free of symptoms.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Radiotherapy
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General Surgery
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Follow-Up Studies
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Castleman Disease
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Antigens, CD20
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Cancer
Year:
2011
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Article