[Interleukin-6-producing paraganglioma mimicking multicentric Castleman disease].

[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology(2020)

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Multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) comprises a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) plays an important role in the MCD pathophysiology. Here, we report the case of a 17-year-old Japanese man who presented with fever, headache, fatigue, and weight loss, with normal blood pressure. A movable mass was palpated in his lower abdomen. Laboratory tests revealed microcytic anemia and hypoalbuminemia, with elevated IL-6, sIL-2R, and vascular endothelial growth factor. Computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated a 55-mm-diameter pelvic tumor and enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes. MCD was suspected, and the pelvic tumor resected. After the operation, his blood pressure rose slowly, and resulted to seizures of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Evaluation of hypertension revealed that plasma norepinephrine and normetanephrine concentrations were elevated, and pathological examinations showed that the resected tumor was positive for IL-6 and chromogranin-A. Therefore, we diagnosed the patient with IL-6-producing paraganglioma with MCD-mimicking symptoms. Moreover, IL-6-producing pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma should be included in differential diagnoses of MCD, even in normotensive patients.
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Castleman disease,Interleukin-6,Paraganglioma,Pheochromocytoma
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