Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 2, 2025
Modified Posterior Vertebral Column Resection for Patients with Thoracolumbar Kyphotic Deformity
Published on: September 16, 2022
Rosai-Dorfman disease with spine involvement: A case report
Haoran Jiang1, Jipeng Song, Wancheng Lin
1Department of Spine, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 10 Tieyi Road, Yangfangdian, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Rationale:
Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare, benign, self-limiting disease, also known as sinus histiocytosis with giant lymphadenopathy. Skeletal involvement is rare, and this isolated bone lesion usually occurs in adults with no other symptoms. It is estimated that 0.6% to 1% of RDD cases have isolated or complicated spinal lesions, which may occur in the bone, dura, and spinal parenchyma, but spinal RDD has no pathologic clinical or imaging features.
Patient Concerns:
A 25-year-old woman presented with complaints of low back pain without obvious causes for a month.
Diagnosis:
RDD with spinal involvement.
Interventions:
Resection of the spinous process of the third lumbar spine was performed under epidural anesthesia.
Outcomes:
At the time of discharge, the patient had no problems with autonomous activities and reported no discomfort. We also followed up the patient at 12 and 36 months after surgery, and the patient reported no discomfort, inconvenience, and no recurrence of symptoms. Imaging examination 1 year after surgery showed no recurrence.
Lesson:
This case suggests that surgery for RDD with spinal involvement may not require internal fixation.
