How would you treat a young patient with symptomatic Rosai-Dorfman disease who has recurrent, life-threatening pericardial and pleural effusions?
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Medical Oncology · University of Alabama Birmingham
Rosai-Dorfman disease is the most tricky one of the top 3 histiocytosis (ECD, LCH, and RDD). It can behave as benign or as an aggressive disease. Given the rarity of the disease, there are no great prospective studies to guide optimal treatments. First-line treatment includes prednisone or other imm...