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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:135-136
© 2004 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Mediastinal Castleman disease with calcific deposits

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, P.C. 68100, Greece
^b Department of Pathology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Received 15 July 2003; received in revised form 31 July 2003; accepted 6 August 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +30-2-551-074166; fax: +30-2-551-074164
e-mail: vdidilis@med.duth.gr

Key Words: Castleman disease • Mediastinal tumor • Calcification • Computer tomography • Castleman disease • Mediastinal tumor • Calcification • Computer tomography

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A 42-year-old woman underwent thoracotomy for an asymptomatic calcified tumor of the upper mediastinum. Histopathological examination proved Castleman disease, which is an unusual condition of unknown . . . [Full Text of this Article]