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A Rare Case of Chest Wall Castleman’s Disease with Calcification
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 00026
Subject
Castleman’s disease
chest wall tumor
tumor with calcification
Language
English
ISSN
1341-1098
2186-1005
Abstract
Castleman’s disease with calcification of the chest wall is very rare, and there have been few reports of such cases to date. A 57-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for a tumor with calcification on her left lateral chest wall, which was detected on chest computed tomography. Findings of her chest magnetic resonance imaging suggested schwannoma or a solitary fibrous tumor, and therefore, we performed surgery for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Pathologically, the tumor with calcification was diagnosed as Castleman’s disease of the hyaline-vascular type. After the surgery, the patient has had no obvious symptoms and continues to undergo regular follow-up examinations.