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CORRESPONDENCE AND BRIEF REPORT
Extranodal Rosai–Dorfman disease as a pelvic mass
  1. B. J.L. Leiva*,
  2. R. M. Bofill*,
  3. B. U. Sevin† and
  4. X. J. Geiger‡
  1. * Visiting Clinician at the Department of Obstetrics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
  2. † Division of Medical and Surgical Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
  3. ‡ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Bernd-Uwe Sevin, MD, Division of Medical and Surgical Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. Email: sevin.bernd-uwe{at}mayo.edu

Abstract

Rosai–Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare histiocytic disorder of unknown cause. RDD most commonly involves the cervical lymph nodes, but extranodal involvement has been described. We report the case of a patient with extranodal RDD that presented as a retroperitoneal mass obstructing the left ureter. The patient underwent surgical resection of the mass, followed by a 5-month course of vinblastine. There was no evidence of progressive disease 22 months after surgery.

  • chemotherapy
  • pelvic mass
  • Rosai–Dorfman disease
  • surgical resection

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200602001-00052

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