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Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor in association with hyaline vascular type castleman's disease.
Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology
  • Muhammad Azam, Aga Khan University
  • Yousuf A Husen, Aga Khan University
  • Shahid Pervez, Section of Histopathology, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
Publication Date
10-1-2009
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Abstract

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor is a recently described rare entity. It is considered as sclerosing end stage of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. An association with hyaline vascular type Castleman's disease has also been described. We report a case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with pain in epigastrium. Computed tomography scan of abdomen revealed a circumscribed mass arising from the gastric wall along the greater curvature. Histology revealed a tumor composed of spindle cells present within the dense hyalinized collagenous tissue. Lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate was seen along with lymphoid follicles, dystrophic and ossifying calcification. Tumor cells were focally positive for alpha smooth muscle actin and negative for anaplastic lymphoma kinase protein.

Citation Information
Muhammad Azam, Yousuf A Husen and Shahid Pervez. "Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor in association with hyaline vascular type castleman's disease." Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology Vol. 52 Iss. 4 (2009) p. 527 - 529
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shahid_pervez/53/