Rare finding in peripheral nerve surgery: an unicentric Castleman disease presenting as median nerve tumour

A 51 year old man presented with progressive swelling in the upper arm. MRI revealed a solitary mass extending from the median nerve. Intraoperative finding was a tumour extending within the nerve in its proximal fibres. The histological result showed a Castleman disease.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carolus, Anne, Schroers, Roland, Tischoff, Iris, Schmieder, Kirsten, Brenke, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6211252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30397634
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2018.1525301
Descripción
Sumario:A 51 year old man presented with progressive swelling in the upper arm. MRI revealed a solitary mass extending from the median nerve. Intraoperative finding was a tumour extending within the nerve in its proximal fibres. The histological result showed a Castleman disease.

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