A CASE OF MESENTERIC CASTLEMAN DISEASE WITH CHOLELITHIASIS

Abstract

Castleman Disease is a rare disorder characterized by benign lymph node hyperplasia involving lymphatic tissue in the mediastinum, neck and retroperitoneal space. We report herein a case of mesenteric Castleman disease with cholelithiasis which was confirmed on pathology.
A 34-year-old woman was seen at the hospital because of epigastralgia. Computed tomography findings revealed gallstones and a mesenteric tumor.
Surgical treatment for gallstones and diagnosis of mesenteric tumor were carried out. The histological diagnosis of the mesenteric tumor was hyaline-vascular type Castleman disease. The prognosis for a localized form of Castleman Disease of hyaline-vascular type is good. Surgical excision is both diagnostic and therapeutic.