Unicentric Castleman disease

Last revised by Rohit Sharma on 2 Jul 2023

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Ashraf A, Sharma R, et al. Unicentric Castleman disease. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-95611

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-95611

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/95611

rID:

95611

Article created:

9 Dec 2021, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

2 Jul 2023, Rohit Sharma ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Rohit Sharma had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Haematology

Tags:

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Synonyms:

Unicentric Castleman disease (UCD)

Unicentric Castleman disease (UCD) is considered the more common form of Castleman disease and involves one or more enlarged lymph nodes in a single region of the body that demonstrates histopathologic features that have features of Castleman disease. A subset of patients can have systemic symptoms.

Location

Unicentric Castleman disease is most commonly found in the mediastinum, where it appears as an avidly enhancing mass that displaces surrounding structures ¹.