Pathology

Research from Kawasaki Medical School, Department of Pathology yields new data on pathology

Published in Blood Weekly, April 23rd, 2009

Data detailed in 'Rosai-Dorfman disease presenting as a solitary mediastinal mass' have been presented. According to a study from Kurashiki, Japan, "Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) involving an extranodal site is a diagnostic challenge. Reported herein is the case of a 67-year-old man who presented with a solitary superior mediastinal mass."

"The lesion was clinically suspected of malignancy including lymphoma because of its high uptake during a (67)Ga-scintigram and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography. There was no evidence of spread of the disease. Histology of thoracoscopic biopsy specimens indicated granulomatous lesion with infiltration of...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-04-23)

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