Castleman's disease
| Castleman's disease | |
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| Term | Castleman's disease |
| Short definition | Castleman's disease - (pronounced) (KA-sel-man dih-ZEEZ) rare condition in which benign (noncancerous) growths form in the lymph node tissue. Castleman's disease occurs in two main ways: localized (unicentric) and multicentric. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Castleman's disease - (pronounced) (KA-sel-man dih-ZEEZ) rare condition in which benign (noncancerous) growths form in the lymph node tissue. Castleman's disease occurs in two main ways: localized (unicentric) and multicentric. Unicentric Castleman disease affects only a group of lymph nodes in one part of the body, usually in the chest or abdomen. It must not cause any symptoms. Multicentric Castleman disease affects many groups of lymph nodes and lymphoid tissues throughout the body. It can weaken the immune system and cause problems like infections, fever, weight loss, fatigue, night sweats, nerve damage, and anemia. People with Castleman's disease have an increased risk of lymphoma. Also called angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia and giant lymph node hyperplasia
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