Surgically curable non-iron deficiency microcytic anemia: Castleman's disease.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare, benign lymphoproliferative disorder that can involve single lymph node stations or can be systemic. Unicentric CD in patients with microcytic anemia is rarely described in the English literature.

CASE REPORT:

We describe the case of a 19-year-old Chinese woman with hyaline vascular type of unicentric CD presenting as severe non-iron deficiency microcytic anemia. We report the clinical course from the initial presentation to diagnosis and surgical cure, and discuss the most up-to-date information on CD.

CONCLUSIONS:

CD should be included in the differential diagnosis of microcytic anemia. Imaging tools and pathological studies should be considered in order to make a more accurate diagnosis and to avoid the use of ineffective treatments.

• Authors: Chien-Hsiang Weng, Joe-Bin Chen, John Wang, Cheng-Chung Wu, Yuan Yu, Tseng-Hsi Lin
• Journal: Onkologie (Onkologie) Vol. 34 Issue 8-9 Pg. 456-8 ( 2011) ISSN: 1423-0240 [Electronic] Switzerland
• PMID: 21934347 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Topics

• Anemia, Hypochromic (diagnosis, surgery)
• Castleman Disease (diagnosis, surgery)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Hemoglobinometry
• Humans
• Lymph Nodes (pathology)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Young Adult