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Genet Mol Res
; 14(2): 6674-8, 2015 Jun 18.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26125875
ABSTRACT
Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. The localized form, which usually presents as a slow-growing mass, is most commonly located in the mediastinum. Invasion of the vena anonyma by a mass has rarely been reported. We herein describe a case of initially misdiagnosed invasive thymoma in a 72-year-old woman, but postoperatively proven to have anterior mediastinal Castleman disease with invasion of the vena anonyma.