Mediastinal Castleman disease with supraclavicular extension-a diagnostic dilemma and surgical challenge.

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Narayana Health City, 258/A, Hosur Road, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560099 India.

Published: November 2021

Castleman's disease, also known as angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder, with unicentric or multicentric variety. Herein, we present an unusual case of unicentric Castleman disease in a 19-year-old boy presenting as a left posterior mediastinal mass with supraclavicular extension, a rare form of presentation, with very few cases reported in the past. It can be misdiagnosed as other malignant pathology and mismanaged as in our case; hence, a high index of suspicion is necessary.

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