Rare Tumors 2010; volume 2:e11 Primary mediastinal Castleman’s disease

Abstract

Castleman’s disease is a rare entity with an unknown etiology which was first described by Castleman in 1954. It is a lymphoproliferative disorder histologically classified into three types; hyaline-vascular, plasma cell type and mixed type. It might be localized or multicentric and usually involves the mediastinum. We report a case of Castleman’s disease discovered accidentally in a case of blunt chest trauma which caused a challenging diagnostic process and management. Case Report A 39-year old man presented to the ER with progressive dyspnea and cough for the last si