CT of Castleman disease

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.140.4.691· OSTI ID:5441264

Onik, G; Goodman, P C

The value of computed tomography (CT) in distinguishing among mediastinal fatty tumors, vascular abnormalities, and fluid-filled cystic masses is well established. However, little has been written about the use of CT to identify mediastinal masses with soft-tissue characteristics nor of the ability of CT to assess the degree of enhancement of these lesions after contrast material administration. We report a case of Castleman disease which presented as a densely enhancing, soft-tissue lesion on dynamic CT scanning and suggest that enhancement characteristics may be helpful in limiting the differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California Medical Center, San Francisco
• OSTI ID: 5441264
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 140:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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