Castleman's disease

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Castleman's disease (giant or angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, lymphoid hamartoma, angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia) is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder that can involve single lymph node stations or can be systemic. It must be distinguished from reactive lymph node hyperplasia and malignancies.[1] It is a very rare disorder characterized by non-cancerous growths (tumors) that may develop in the lymph node tissue at a single site or throughout the body. [2] It involves hyperproliferation of certain B cells that often produce cytokines. While not officially considered a cancer, the overgrowth of lymphocytes with this disease is similar to lymphoma.[3] It is named after Benjamin Castleman.[4][5]

Castleman's disease
Classification and external resources

Contents
1 Types 1.1 Unicentric vs. multicentric 2 MCD Symptoms 3 Treatment 3.1 Unicentric 3.2 Multicentric 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Micrograph of Castleman's disease, hyaline vascular variant, exhibiting the characteristically expanded mantle zone and a radially penetrating sclerotic blood vessel ("lollipop" sign). H&E stain. ICD-9 785.6 (http://www.icd9data.com/getICD9Code.ashx? icd9=785.6)

DiseasesDB 2165 (http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/ddb2165.htm) MeSH D005871 (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2012/MB_cgi? field=uid&term=D005871)

Types
There are several variants of Castleman's disease.

In most of the cases, Castleman's disease is likely due to hypersecretion of the cytokine IL-6,[6] but some patients may have normal IL-6 levels and present with non-iron-deficient microcytic anemia.[1] In tumors that are positive for Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also called human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), this is most likely due to expression of the virus-encoded cytokine, vIL6.[7] KSHV negative tumors appear to be the result of over-secretion of human IL-6.

Unicentric vs. multicentric

Unicentric Castleman's disease involves tissue growths at only a single site. It usually has few or no symptoms other than those directly associated with the physical enlargement of the lymph node. In 90% or more, removal of the enlarged node is curative, with no further complications. However, in 2011, Weng et al. described a patient with unicentric Castleman's disease, hyaline vascular type, presenting with severe chronic non-iron-deficient anemia. He suggested that in patients with normal IL-6 level may present with non-iron deficient type and may resolve after effective treatment of Castleman's disease.[1]

Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) involves growths at multiple sites.[8] About 50% is caused by KSHV, also called HHV-8, a gammaherpesvirus that is also the cause of Kaposi's sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma, while the remainder of MCD are of unknown cause. The form of MCD most closely associated with KSHV is the plasmacytic form of Castleman's disease while another pathologic form, the hyaline-vascular form, is generally negative for this virus.

Intermediate magnification micrograph of Castleman disease showing the characteristic expansion of the mantle zone, known as "onion skinning". H&E stain.

MCD Symptoms
The most common 'B Symptoms' of MCD are high fevers, anemia, weight loss, loss of appetite, and low white blood cell counts, which may to be due to the overproduction of interleukin 6. Symptomatically, therefore, MCD can be difficult to diagnose and even in the case of a lymph-node biopsy a conclusive diagnosis remains problematic. Castleman's is seen in POEMS syndrome and is implicated in 10% of cases of paraneoplastic pemphigus.

Treatment
Unicentric
In the Unicentric form of the disease, surgical resection is often curative,[1] [9] and the prognosis is excellent.

Multicentric
There is no standard therapy for MCD at the moment. It is important to distinguish AIDS-related Multicentric Castlemans disease from other forms of Multicentric Castlemans disease. Treatment for the former can be focused upon the same protocols used for treating the underlying AIDS.[10]

Prior to 1996 MCD carried a poor prognosis of about 2 years, due to autoimmune hemolytic anemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which may arise as a result of proliferation of infected cells. The timing of diagnosis, with particular attention to the difficulty of determining the cause of B symptoms without a CT scan and lymph

A)Castleman's disease Preoperative CT scan of the abdomen showing a highly vascularized retroperitoneal tumor measuring 10 9.2 cm with intratumor calcifications. Right ureter dilatation (grade II), (coronal multiplanar reformation, MPR) B) The same tumor in axial orientation. No other tumor localization in the abdomen nor enlarged lymph nodes were detected.

node biopsy, may impact significantly on the prognosis and risk of death. Left untreated, MCD usually gets worse and becomes increasingly difficult and unresponsive to current treatment regimens. Recent work with HIV-positive patients with KSHV-related MCD suggests that treatment with the antiherpesvirus drug ganciclovir or the antiCD20 B cell monoclonal antibody, rituximab, may markedly improve outcome. These drugs target and kill B cells via the B cell specific CD20 marker. Since B cells are required for the production of antibodies, the body's immune response is weakened whilst on treatment and the risk of further viral or bacterial infection is increased. Due to the uncommon nature of the condition there are not many large scale research studies from which standardized approaches to therapy may be drawn, and the extant case studies of individuals or small cohorts should be read with caution. As with many diseases, the patient's age, physical state and previous medical history with respect to infections may impact on the disease progression and outcome. Use of tocilizumab has been proposed.[11] Siltuximab, a monoclonal antibody that binds interleukin-6, is currently being investigated in a Phase II clinical trial.[12] Other treatments for multicentric castleman disease include the following: Corticosteroids Chemotherapy Thalidomide[13]

See also
HIV AIDS Lymphatic system Lymphoma Kaposi's sarcoma

References
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External links
International Castlemans Disease Organization (http://www.castlemans.org) The Castleman's Study (http://www.castlemansresearch.com) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castleman%27s_disease&oldid=498830621" Categories: Immune system disorders

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