ULTRASOUND PRESENTATION OF PRIMARY MULTICENTRIC CASTLEMAN'S DISEASE IN A 39 YEAR OLD PATIENT

Problemstellung: Castelman disease (cd) is a rare disorder characterized by a proliferation of lymphoid tissue and was originally described by Benjamin Castleman 50 years ago. It may occur anywhere along the lymphatic chain but the mediastinum is the most common primary location. While in most cases a unicentric manifestation is seen a multricentric form of castleman's disease is known since 1978. The etiologic understanding of cd has strongly improved since the understanding of its association with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and human herpes virus 8 (hhv 8) infection however the exact pathogenesis i…