European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 328-330, May 2009

Castleman-like reaction due to toxic substance ingestion

Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Turkey

Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Turkey

Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Turkey

Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ear–Nose and Throat, Turkey

Received 2 May 2008; accepted 7 July 2008. published online 10 September 2008.

Abstract 

Castleman disease (CD) is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder with a unique histopathology. Generally diagnosis is not difficult for an experienced pathologist. However, not usually, some histopathological entities or tissue reactions may mimic CD. Here CD-like reaction due to toxic substance ingestion has been presented.

Keywords: Castleman disease, Eosinophilia mass, Toxic substance ingestion

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PII: S0953-6205(08)00226-4

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2008.07.034

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 328-330, May 2009

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