Cervical unicentric Castleman's disease in children

SummaryIntroductionUnicentric Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare benign lymphoproliferative disorder. A cervical location has rarely been reported in the pediatric literature.Case reportA 13-year-old boy presented with a mass in the right neck region of 3months’ evolution. Clinical examination revealed a smooth mobile 5cm node deep in the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The diagnosis of hyaline vascular type CD was confirmed by complete surgical excision and histopathologic examination. Postoperative course was simple, without recurrence over 1year's follow-up.Discussion and conclusionCervically located CD often shows few symptoms, and is rarely suggested by a cervical mass found in children. Definitive diagnosis is histopathological. The hyaline vascular type of unicentric CD has a good prognosis after complete resection of the lesion