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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2017; 27(01): 33-35
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.202960
Thoracic Imaging

Castleman's disease: A rare indication for endovascular therapy for hemoptysis

Mohammad A Husainy
Department of Vascular Radiology, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Farhina Sayyed
Department of Vascular Radiology, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
,
Simon J McPherson
Department of Vascular Radiology, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare lympho-proliferative disorder due to faulty immune regulation resulting in proliferation of lymphatic tissue. The vascular supply to these lesions have been reported to arise from the bronchial, internal mammary and the intercostal arteries. We report a case of hemoptysis secondary to intrathoracic CD with vascular supply arising from the left inferior phrenic artery which was successfully embolised with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles.

Keywords

Atypical radiological features - Castleman’s disease - hemoptysis - inferior phrenic artery


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Article published online:
27 July 2021

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