Is Castleman’s disease cancer?

Castleman’s disease is not cancer, Castleman’s disease is not exactly the same as cancer, does not belong to the category of cancer, but the treatment is more difficult. Because this disease in the current examination, the cause of the disease is not clear, is a reactive lymphadenopathy, in the clinic is relatively rare, is mainly characterized by the body or superficial lymph nodes significantly enlarged, a small number of people may cause general discomfort or multi-system damage. Castleman’s disease is divided into focal and multicenter type, if it is focal Castleman’s disease can be cured after surgical resection, if it is multicenter type Castleman’s disease is more difficult to cure, usually need to carry on the treatment of chemotherapy, or even hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. And the effect of treatment is relatively poor, easy to deteriorate, the formation of lymphoma or other symptoms, and may even be life-threatening.