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Recurrent Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman Disease
Oren Michaeli1, Mohammed Elassa2, Richard Williams3
1General Surgery, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, USA.
Abstract:
Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare proliferative histiocytic disorder, most commonly presenting with cervical lymphadenopathy. When extranodal, a rare manifestation of the disease is the presence of cutaneous lesions. Surgical excision has shown promising results in patients with cutaneous RDD; however, no optimal management has been elucidated. We present a 60-year-old female with recurrence of left thigh cutaneous lesions consistent with extranodal RDD whose optimal management required combined used of excision and chemotherapy.
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