Osteosarcoma Manifesting Systemic Inflammation and Histological Features Mimicking Plasma Cell-type Castleman Disease

Shino Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Sakai, Hiroshi Kawabata*, Nozomu Kurose, Sohsuke Yamada, Mariko Doai, Munetaka Matoba, Haruka Iwao-Kawanami, Takafumi Kawanami, Shuichi Mizuta, Toshihiro Fukushima, Hiroki Mizumaki, Masaki Yamaguchi, Yasufumi Masaki

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Abstract

A 73-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a persistent fever, anemia, and a mass in the left pubic region. The findings of biopsy evaluations of the mass and a left inguinal lymph node were consistent with Castleman disease (CD) of plasma cell type. His serum interleukin 6 (IL-6) level was remarkably elevated, supporting the diagnosis of CD. However, imaging analyses revealed destruction of the pubic bone by the mass, which was atypical for CD. Therefore, another deeper biopsy was performed, which finally led to the diagnosis of IL-6-producing osteosarcoma. We conclude that clinicians should carefully exclude malignancies prior to making a CD diagnosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2555-2560
Number of pages6
JournalInternal Medicine
Volume58
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Castleman disease
  • Diagnosis
  • Interleukin 6
  • Osteosarcoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine

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