A rare case of Castleman disease presenting as pulmonary mass mimicking central pulmonary malignancy

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 990-991

  Wang, Shao Hua ^a   Ruan, Zheng ^a   Huang, Hai Long ^a   Song, Kang Sheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Castleman disease; Lymph node hyperplasia; Pulmonary malignancy

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CD79 ANTIGEN; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER SCREENING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; GIANT LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE;

EID: 68249149026     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.08.021     Document Type: Article

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