Right pneumonectomy for resection of a posterior mediastinal follicular dendritic cell sarcoma arising from Castleman's disease.

Abstract

Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of immune accessory follicular dendritic cells and may be associated with Castleman's disease which is a known precursor to follicular dendritic cell sarcomas. We report a case of a follicular dendritic cell sarcoma arising in Castleman's disease in a 63-year-old man who presented with a large posterior mediastinal mass, which required a radical pneumonectomy for complete resection.

• Authors: Benjamin E Lee, Robert J Korst, Metin Taskin
• Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 97 Issue 4 Pg. e101-3 (Apr 2014) ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 24694448 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Castleman Disease (complications)
• Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular (complications, surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Mediastinal Neoplasms (complications, surgery)
• Middle Aged
• Pneumonectomy (methods)