Castleman disease
ORPHA:160· ICD-10 D47.7
Definition
A rare lymphoid hemopathy characterized by involvement of lymph nodes in any part of the body, most frequently the mediastinum, abdomen, neck, or spleen, and occurring as unicentric, idiopathic multicentric, or KSHV/HHV8-associated multicentric Castleman disease. Depending on the type, patients are most commonly asymptomatic or typically present with systemic symptoms.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- All ages