Mediastinal Castleman Disease: Preoperative Radiological Evaluation of Vascularity

Autor:	Duygu Gürel, Yeliz Pekcevik, Emine Osma, Aydin Sanli, Aydanur Kargi, Erkan Yilmaz
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Vascularity business.industry Radiological weapon Castleman disease Medicine Radiology medicine.symptom business medicine.disease
Zdroj:	Turkish Thoracic Journal/Turk Toraks Dergisi. 11:127-130
ISSN:	1308-5387 1302-7808
DOI:	10.5152/ttd.2010.19
Popis:	Castleman disease is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown cause. In most cases, afflicted patients present with a mediastinal mass, although the disease may rarely manifest in different visceral organs. The most typical structural finding is hypervascularity which can be well demonstrated both by MRI and CT. We present the findings of CT, CT angiography, MRI and histopathology in a 38-year-old man with mediastinal Castleman disease. Hypervascularity of the lesion was shown with noninvasive CT angiography scans before surgery. In conclusion, radiological findings might be helpful to avoid inappropriate biopsy and to choose the surgical approach in terms of control of the profuse bleeding.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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