Castleman Disease

**Definition:** Large benign, hyperplastic lymph nodes. The more common hyaline vascular subtype is characterized by small hyaline vascular follicles and interfollicular capillary proliferations. Plasma cells are often present and represent another subtype with the plasma cells containing IgM and IMMUNOGLOBULIN A.

**Tree numbers:** - C15.604.515.245 - C20.683.515.250

**Synonyms:** - Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia - Angiofollicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia - Castleman's Disease - Castleman's Tumor - Hyperplasia, Giant Lymph Node - Lymph Node Hyperplasia, Giant - Angiofollicular Lymph Hyperplasia - Castlemans Disease - Angiofollicular Lymph Node Hyperplasia