Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2015; 21(5): 1675-1679
Published online Feb 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1675
Castleman’s disease of the spleen
Hee-Jeong Lee, Ho-Jong Jeon, Sang-Gon Park, Chi-Young Park
Hee-Jeong Lee, Sang-Gon Park, Chi-Young Park, Department of Internal Medicine, hemato-oncology, Chosun University Hospital, 501-717 Gwangju, South Korea
Ho-Jong Jeon, Department of Pathology, Chosun University Hospital, 501-717 Gwangju, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee HJ analyzed the data; Jeon HJ confirmed pathology; Lee HJ wrote the paper; Park SG and Park CY proofread and revised the manuscript; all authors approved the version to be published.
Supported by Research fund from Chosun University, 2013.
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Correspondence to: Chi-Young Park, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, hemato-oncology, Chosun University Hospital, 365 Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, 501-717 Gwangju, South Korea. pcy@Chosun.ac.kr
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Received: June 18, 2014
Peer-review started: June 19, 2014
First decision: July 9, 2014
Revised: August 12, 2014
Accepted: September 19, 2014
Article in press: September 19, 2014
Published online: February 7, 2015
Core Tip

Core tip: Unicentric Castleman’s disease (CD) of spleen is extremely rare, with only less than 5 cases described in the literature. We experienced a case of CD isolated spleen.