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Table 2 Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery treatments and outcomes of patients with unicentric Castleman’s disease in the literature

From: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a safe and effective method to treat intrathoracic unicentric Castleman’s disease

Reference year

Pathology (sample size)

Mass location

Intervention

Surgical margin

Surgery complication

Outcomes (follow-up period)

Sarana B 2017 [28]

HV (1)

right parahilar tumour

Right VATs converted to thoracotomya+ three-dimensional radiotherapy (cumulative radiation dose of 44 Gy)

R1

No

No recurrence (6-year)

Naomi A 2015 [29]

HV (1)

paravertebral chest wall

Right VATs mass resection

R0

not report

not report

Suh JH 2015 [30]

PC (1)

right mid-superior mediastinum, between the azygous and SVC

Right VATs mediastinal mass resection

R0

No

No recurrence (5-year)

Rawashdeh B 2015 [31]

HV (1)

central portion of left upper lobe

Left VATs left upper lobectomy and mediastinal lymphadenectomy

R0

No

not report

Aoki M 2014 [32]

PC (1)

anterior mediastinum and extended to left pleural cavity

Left VATs, anterior mediastinal adipose tissue, thymus, lesion and all swollen lymph nodes around it resection

R0

No

No recurrence (5-year)

Ishikawa K 2014 [33]

HV (1)

mid-mediastinum, paratracheal between SVC and trachea.

Right VATs mediastinal mass resection

R0

myasthenic crisis

No recurrence (8-year)

Biçakçioğlu P 2014 [34]

HV (16) PC (2) Mix (1)

not report

15 thoracotomy and 3 VATs, 1 mediastinoscopy; biopsies and mass excisions were performed in 2 and 17 cases.

R0

not report

not report

Amano Y 2013 [35]

HV (1)

subcarinal azygoesophageal recess

Embolization of the feeding branches was performed using a gelatin sponge and microcoils; Tumor resection using VATS was performed on the day after the embolization

R0

not report

No recurrence (1-year)

Hideki O 2013 [36]

HV (1)

right lower lobe around the intermediate and basal bronchi

Right VATs right middle-lower lobectomy

R0

No

No recurrence (8-month)

Shohan S 2011 [4]

HV (1)

posterior mediastinal, between azygous vein and esophagus

Right VATs mediastinal mass resection

R0

No

not report

Ichiguchi O 2009 [5]

HV (1)

right cardiophrenic angle

Right VATs mediastinal mass resection

R0

No

not report

Sakairi Y 2009 [37]

HV (2)

right lung hilum

1 thoracoscopic biopsy, excised the right upper lobe, containing the tumor;1 EBUS-TBNA biopsy, excised right middle lobe

R0

No

No recurrence (3/6-year)

Nishii T 2004 [15]

HV (1)

adjacent to the pulmonary artery in the right interlobar fissure

Right VATs mass resection

R0

No

not report

Ko SF 2003 [21]

HV (6) PC (1) Mix (1)

pleura

4 thoracotomies, 2 VATS2;

2 VATS converted to thoracotomya

R0

No

No recurrence (1-16-year)

Seirafi PA 2003 [16]

HV (1)

right paratracheal between the azygous and SVC

Right VATs mediastinal mass resection

R0

No

not report

Iyoda A 2003 [9]

HV (1)

right posterior mediastinal, extended to the tenth intercostal space

Right VATs converted to thoracotomya

R0

No

No recurrence (14-month)

  1. HV hyaline vascular type Castleman disease, PC plasma cell type Castleman disease, VATs video-assisted thoracic surgery, SVC superior vena cava; aThe reason VATs converted to thoracotomy due to dense adhesions to the adjacent anatomical structures and diffuse bleeding.