- Case Report
- A Case of Systemic Castleman's Disease in a Child and Successful Treatment with Oral Prednisolone
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So Eun Koo, Mee Jeong Lee, Jeong Eun Kim, Joo Ryung Huh, Thad Ghim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(4):443-447. Published online April 15, 2005
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Castleman's disease is a rare non-neoplastic lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. It is divided into three histologic subtypes; hyaline-vascular(HV), plasma cell(PC) type and mixed type (HV-PC). It has two clinical expressions. The localized form, which presents as a slow growing mass, has a relatively benign clinical course. The multicentric form is multilocated and holds significant morbidity. The mainstay of treatment... |
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