Case 51

Surgical Pathology Case
 

CLINICAL INFORMATION

  47-year-old female had a history of mediastinal Castleman disease, hyaline vascular type, 11 years ago. She recently underwent excision of a large mass involving the mediastinum and right lung.

GROSS DESCRIPTION

 

The specimen consists of multiple 3-6 cm portions of nodular tan soft tissue and weights 150 grams totally.

     
 
 

HE, 10×

HE, 10×

 
 

HE, 20×

HE, 20×

 
 

HE, 20×

HE, 40×

 
 

HE, 40×

HE, 40×

     
 

Click here for diagnosis and case discussion.

 

Source: Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Photo: Zenggang Pan

Discussion: Zenggang Pan