Diseases

Castleman Disease

Large benign, hyperplastic lymph nodes. The more common hyaline vascular subtype is characterized by small hyaline vascular follicles and interfollicular capillary proliferations. Plasma cells are often present and represent another subtype with the plasma cells containing IgM and IMMUNOGLOBULIN A.

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Abstract

Large benign, hyperplastic lymph nodes. The more common hyaline vascular subtype is characterized by small hyaline vascular follicles and interfollicular capillary proliferations. Plasma cells are often present and represent another subtype with the plasma cells containing IgM and IMMUNOGLOBULIN A.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Angiofollicular Lymph Hyperplasia
  • Angiofollicular Lymph Node Hyperplasia
  • Angiofollicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia
  • Castleman's Disease
  • Castleman's Tumor
  • Castlemans Disease
  • Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia
  • Hyperplasia, Giant Lymph Node
  • Lymph Node Hyperplasia, Giant
  • Angiofollicular Lymph Hyperplasias
  • Angiofollicular Lymphoid Hyperplasias
  • Castleman Tumor
  • Castlemans Tumor
  • Disease, Castlemans
  • Hyperplasia, Angiofollicular Lymph
  • Hyperplasia, Angiofollicular Lymphoid
  • Lymph Hyperplasia, Angiofollicular
  • Lymphoid Hyperplasia, Angiofollicular
  • Tumor, Castleman's

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2018(1987)

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Previous Indexing

  • Hyperplasia (1966-1986)
  • Lymph Nodes (1966-1986)

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  1. C15.604w.515w.245w
  2. C20w.683w.515w.250w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Castleman Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005871. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005871
  2. Castleman Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castleman_disease
  3. Castleman Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1947302