Pontine Rosai-Dorfman disease in a child

VARAN A., SUSAM ŞEN H., Akalan N., Oguz K. K., Saglam A., AKYÜZ C.

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, vol.31, no.6, pp.971-975, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00381-015-2632-7
  • Journal Name: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.971-975
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Rosai-Dorfman Disease (RDD) is a benign histiocytic disorder that commonly presents with massive lymphadenopathy. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is only 5 %; isolated CNS involvement is much rarer. The patient presented here has been diagnosed with isolated pontine RDD.