Rosai-Dorfman Disease of the Rectum: Newly Identified Genetic Point Mutations and Robotic Resection.

Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare disease characterized by histiocytic proliferation which typically presents as massive, painless, cervical lymphadenopathy in children or young adults. GI involvement is exceedingly rare with only 20 documented cases to date. Of those 20 cases, only 3 cases have involved the rectum.