Rosai Dorfman syndrome with extranodal manifestation
Bist, S.S.; Bisht, M.; Varshney, S.; Pathak, V.P.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 55: 445-447
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 17879501 Document Number: 613993
Rosai Dorfman Syndrome (RDS) is a benign condition and a rare cause of cervical lymphadenopathy. It usually occurs in the first decade of life and manifest as massive enlargement of cervical lymph nodes. The disease has a benign course and involvement of the nasal cavity as an extranodal site is exceptional. A 22-year-old male presented as progressive massive bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy accompanied with nasal obstruction and occasional episodes of epistaxis. A FNAC from cervical lymph node and biopsy from nasal mass was compatible with RDS.