Case 16

HISTORY: Male aged 50, bilateral axillary and R supraclavicular lymph node enlargement. Biopsy from supraclavicular lymph node. All slides are stained with H&E staining.

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This Case was diagnosed as Castleman's disease (Angio-follicular hyperplasia - hyaline vascular type). The sections reveal organized lymphoid tissue comprised of follicular aggregates of mature lymphoid cells. At the centre of each of these follicles, a blood vessel is seen, surrounded by a zone of hyalinization. Granulomas are not seen.

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