Citations 11

International, evidence-based consensus diagnostic criteria for HHV-8–negative/idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease

Blood | January 13, 2017 | Volume: 129 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 1646-1657

10.1182/blood-2016-10-746933 | PMID 28087540

Key Points An international panel established the first ever diagnostic criteria for iMCD based on review of 244 clinical cases and 88 tissue samples. The criteria require multicentric lymphadenopathy with defined histopathology, ≥2 clinical/laboratory changes, and exclusion of iMCD mimics.