Sonographic features of Rosai-Dorfman disease in the breast: A case report

J Clin Ultrasound. 2020 Feb;48(2):108-110. doi: 10.1002/jcu.22781. Epub 2019 Oct 22.

Abstract

Rosai-Dorfman disease (sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy) is an uncommon histiocytic disease of the lymph nodes. Extranodal presentation, especially in breast parenchymal tissue, is rare. A 54-year-old woman presented with a painful and palpable lump in the right breast. Ultrasonography revealed an irregular, indistinct, hypoechoic mass with a hyperechoic halo. Pathological analysis revealed proliferation of large histiocytes and stromal fibrosis with emperipolesis and positive immunoreactivity for S-100 and CD68. The clinical and radiologic manifestations of Rosai-Dorfman disease may vary, and differentiation from other inflammatory diseases and malignancies is challenging; thus, accurate pathological diagnosis plays an important role in appropriate management.

Keywords: Rosai-Dorfman disease; breast; cancer; histiocytosis; ultrasonography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast / diagnostic imaging
  • Breast / pathology
  • Breast Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Breast Diseases / pathology
  • Female
  • Fibrosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Fibrosis / pathology
  • Histiocytosis, Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Histiocytosis, Sinus / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Ultrasonography, Mammary / methods*