title: Rosai-Dorfman disease mimicking chronic subdural hematoma.
abstract: Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD), otherwise known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is an uncommon, benign systemic histio-proliferative disease characterised by massive lymphadenopathy particularly in the head and neck region, and is often associated with extra-nodal involvement. We report a case in which RDD was mistaken for a chronic subdural hematoma and surgery was attempted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum 695 011, India. kknsonline@gmail.com
authors.forename: K Krishna
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015618:Histiocytosis, Sinus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods