[Castleman's disease located in the central nervous system]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2003 May;159(5 Pt 1):581-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A 26-year-old woman complained of trijeminal nevralgy and ocular symptoms revealing a paracavernal tumor which had progressed for three months. Histopathological analysis after partial resection led to the diagnosis of Castleman's disease. Six months later, the patient was considered cured after focal adjuvant radiotherapy. Castleman's disease is a lymphoproliferative disorder. Solitary intracranial involvement is unusual. Unlike multifocal disease, localized Castleman's disease has an excellent prognosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antigens, CD / immunology
  • Castleman Disease / immunology
  • Castleman Disease / pathology*
  • Castleman Disease / surgery
  • Diplopia / etiology
  • Exophthalmos / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology*
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia / etiology

Substances

  • Antigens, CD