Nasopharyngeal Castleman's disease |
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Authors: | MH Tsai HH Pai PT Yen TS Huang YS Ho |
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Affiliation: | Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. |
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Abstract: | A 19-year-old male was admitted to our clinic because of nasal obstruction and intermittent postnasal drip of 3 to 4 years' duration. Physical examination revealed a wide-based, smooth-surfaced nasopharyngeal tumor which was suspected to be a nasopharyngeal angiofibroma after examination of computed tomographic scans and an angiogram. However, after the tumor was removed by surgical excision via a transpalatal approach, the pathologic examination revealed Castleman's disease of the hyaline-vascular type. There was neither evidence of recurrence nor nasal problems at 4 years' follow-up. To our knowledge, Castleman's disease, or angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, may present as a local or generalized tumor-like condition, usually in the chest or abdomen, and may involve both the lymph nodes and non-nodal tissues. A review of previous articles reveals that there has not been any report of Castleman's disease found in the nasopharynx. This rare disorder is presented and discussed. |
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