Sruthilatha Sakthi Velavan, Shanelle De Lancy, Diane W Chen, Boaz Karmazyn
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Abstract
Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder that infrequently involves the parotid gland. We report a 16-year-old girl with a 3-year history of slowly progressive, painless right cheek swelling. CT and MRI showed an avidly enhancing, markedly T2-hyperintense parotid lesion, suggesting a vascular malformation; fine-needle aspiration yielded reactive lymphoid tissue. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) demonstrated rapid, intense, homogeneous enhancement, confirming a hypervascular solid mass rather than a vascular malformation and raising suspicion for Castleman disease. Superficial parotidectomy confirmed unicentric hyaline-vascular Castleman disease. CEUS aided differentiation of a hypervascular solid lesion from a vascular malformation and narrowed the differential.
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The Journal of Clinical Ultrasound (JCU) is an international journal dedicated to the worldwide dissemination of scientific information on diagnostic and therapeutic applications of medical sonography.
The scope of the journal includes--but is not limited to--the following areas: sonography of the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, vascular system, nervous system, head and neck, chest, breast, musculoskeletal system, and other superficial structures; Doppler applications; obstetric and pediatric applications; and interventional sonography. Studies comparing sonography with other imaging modalities are encouraged, as are studies evaluating the economic impact of sonography. Also within the journal''s scope are innovations and improvements in instrumentation and examination techniques and the use of contrast agents.
JCU publishes original research articles, case reports, pictorial essays, technical notes, and letters to the editor. The journal is also dedicated to being an educational resource for its readers, through the publication of review articles and various scientific contributions from members of the editorial board and other world-renowned experts in sonography.
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