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ArticleSkeletal radiology2024

Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease: a rare presentation involving anterior chest wall in a middle-aged female.

Abhimanyu Agarwal, Aishwarya Ravindran, James Donahue, Isam-Eldin Eltoum, Mostafa Abozeed

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Article in Skeletal radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abhimanyu AgarwalM.B.B.S., S. P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Aishwarya RavindranHeersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
James DonahueHeersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Isam-Eldin EltoumHeersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Mostafa AbozeedHeersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. mostafaabozeed@uabmc.edu.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USSardar Patel Medical College · INUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rosai-Dorfman Disease is a rare benign disorder involving overproduction of immune cells, causing swollen lymph nodes and, in rare cases, the sternum. The sternal involvement may cause chest pain and masses. Diagnosis is confirmed through clinical examination, biopsy, and imaging. Treatment options may include surgery, radiation, or steroids. In this case study, we present an unusual example of extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease involving the sternum, bilateral clavicles and first three ribs, and pectoral muscle with no associated lymphadenopathy or systemic symptoms in a 57-year-old female. The etiology, pathology, immunohistochemistry, imaging findings, and treatment options of this unique disease are discussed.

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Histiocytosis, SinusThoracic WallBiopsyDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedAnterior mediastinumHistiocytesRosai-Dorfman Disease

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PMID37603054
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