Castleman Disease Presenting as a Parapharyngeal Mass: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

David Leo Choi; Kristina Brannock; Alice L Tang

doi:10.1177/1179547619853799

Castleman Disease Presenting as a Parapharyngeal Mass: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2019 Jun 24:12:1179547619853799. doi: 10.1177/1179547619853799. eCollection 2019.

Authors

David Leo Choi¹, Kristina Brannock², Alice L Tang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Abstract

Objectives: Masses in the parapharyngeal space often pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to an inaccessible location for biopsy and proximity to critical neurovascular structures of the neck. The aims of this study are to describe a rare case of Castleman disease (CD) presenting in the parapharyngeal space.

Methods: Case report of a 38-year-old male presenting to a tertiary care center and literature review.

Results & conclusions: The parapharyngeal space is an unusual location for CD. Surgeons, radiologists, and pathologists must be aware of this disease entity within the differential diagnosis to provide appropriate perioperative counseling for patients.

Keywords: Castleman disease; lymphadenopathy; neck mass; parapharyngeal space masses.

Publication types

Case Reports