Castleman's disease of the mesentery in a child: A case of seven years' duration without typical x-ray findings
| Autor: | Pekka Arajärvi, Merja Ashorn, Kari-Matti Hiltunen, Riitta Karikoski, Anne Mäkipernaa |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Cancer Research Abdominal pain Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Microcytic anemia Serum albumin Physical examination Peritoneal Diseases Pallor Diagnosis Differential medicine Humans Mesentery biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Castleman Disease Infant medicine.disease Radiography medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Erythrocyte sedimentation rate Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health biology.protein Bone marrow medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 28:362-365 |
| ISSN: | 1096-911X 0098-1532 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199705)28:5<362::aid-mpo7>3.0.co;2-f |
| Popis: | This report describes a 9-year-old boy with intermediate variant type of giant lymph node hyperplasia or Castleman's disease (CD) originating from the mesentery. He had symptoms and signs related to the disease for seven years before the final diagnosis. The patient's general condition remained good, except for periods of fever and abdominal pain. Pallor and slow growth were the only abnormal findings on physical examination during the follow-up. Laboratory measurements showed worsening microcytic anemia, low serum iron level, and low iron stores in bone marrow samples. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) increased to 110 mm/h, and the serum levels of C-reactive protein varied between 80 and 120 mg/l. The level of serum albumin was low, 25-28 g/l, and serum immunoglobulin G was somewhat elevated, varying between 17-13 g/l. The radiologic examination of intenstine gave pathological results suggesting a small bowel disease, but no tumor was detected. The abnormal laboratory values and symptoms of the patient resolved completely after surgical removal of the mass. |
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