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World J Hepatol. Jul 27, 2013; 5(7): 404-408
Published online Jul 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i7.404
Published online Jul 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i7.404
A rare case of hyaline-type Castleman disease in the liver
Hisaaki Miyoshi, Shima Mimura, Takako Nomura, Joji Tani, Asahiro Morishita, Hideki Kobara, Hirohito Mori, Hirohito Yoneyama, Akihiro Deguchi, Takashi Himoto, Tsutomu Masaki, Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
Naoki Yamamoto, Keiichi Okano, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
Author contributions: Miyoshi H and Masaki T designed the report; Miyoshi H, Mimura S, Nomura T, Tani J, Morishita A, Kobara H, Mori H, Yoneyama H, Deguchi A and Himoto T were attending doctors for the patients; Yamamoto N, Okano K and Suzuki Y performed surgical operations; Masaki T organized the report; and Miyoshi H wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Hisaaki Miyoshi, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan. hmiyoshi@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
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Received: May 5, 2013
Revised: May 27, 2013
Accepted: June 19, 2013
Published online: July 27, 2013
Revised: May 27, 2013
Accepted: June 19, 2013
Published online: July 27, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: We report a very rare case of hyaline-type Castleman disease in the liver. Castleman disease can occur wherever lymphoid tissue is found, although it rarely appears in the abdominal cavity, and is especially rare in the liver. The patient was suspected of having a malignant liver tumor because of positron emission tomography findings. No findings from diagnostic imaging specific to Castleman disease are known and it is, therefore, difficult to make a predictive diagnosis.