International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 17-19 , January 2011

Rosai–Dorfman disease of the tonsil in a 4-year-old boy: Case report and review of the literature

Received 16 November 2009 ,Revised 14 December 2009 ,Accepted 15 December 2009.

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    (A) Gross appearance of a tonsil showing focal involvement by (SHML) as tan-white discrete foci of discolorations (circle). (B) Dilatation of interfollicular sinuses and germinal center, focally, by h

    (A) Gross appearance of a tonsil showing focal involvement by (SHML) as tan-white discrete foci of discolorations (circle). (B) Dilatation of interfollicular sinuses and germinal center, focally, by histiocytic infiltrate (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification 10×). (C) Histiocytes have prominent nucleoli, and display emperipolesis, note the intact lymphocytes within the cytoplasm (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification 40×). (D) Histiocytes are diffusely S-100 positive (S-100 immunostain, original magnification 40×).

PII: S1871-4048(09)00075-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2009.12.003

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 17-19 , January 2011