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GMS Current Posters in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (DGHNOKHC)

ISSN 1865-1038

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Castleman’s Disease of the parotid Gland – a case report and review of literature

Poster Speicheldrüsen/Fazialis

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  • corresponding author Fawaz Abo-Alhassan - Kuwait Ministry of health, Mishref, Kuwait
  • Fatemah Faras - Zain and Al-Sabah Hospital, Mishref, Kuwait
  • Jassem Bastaki - Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
  • Mutlaq K. Al-Sihan - Zain and Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait

GMS Curr Posters Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015;11:Doc386

doi: 10.3205/cpo001351, urn:nbn:de:0183-cpo0013516

Published: April 16, 2015

© 2015 Abo-Alhassan et al.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Castlman’s disease is an extremely rare benign lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. It affects the lymphatic chain in any body region, although the commonest site is the mediastinum. The head and neck region is the second most common site, however, the salivary glands are rarely affected. We report a case of a 29-year-old asian lady that presented with a 2 year history of an enlarging left parotid mass. Histopathology of the excisional biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Castelman’s disease

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