Rosai-Dorfman disease mimicking mediastinal lymphoma

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 May;59(5):385-7. doi: 10.1007/s11748-010-0679-7. Epub 2011 May 6.

Abstract

Rosai-Dorfman disease is rare and typically presents with cervical lymphadenopathy. The disease is generally indolent and self-limited, but it carries a poor or fatal prognosis when it is advanced or when it involves and compresses vital structures. We herein report a rare case of Rosai-Dorfman disease affecting only the mediastinal-hilar region in a 66-year-old woman.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Histiocytosis, Sinus / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed