Kimura disease involving parotid gland and cervical nodes: CT and MR findings

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1992 Mar-Apr;16(2):320-2. doi: 10.1097/00004728-199203000-00028.

Abstract

Kimura disease is a rare disease that occurs in Orientals. The majority of lesions occur in the head and neck and most patients have involvement of regional lymph nodes and the major salivary glands. We present a patient with parotid gland and submandibular lymph node involvement. On post-contrast CT the parotid gland enhanced intensely and the enlarged lymph nodes either enhanced diffusely or had rim enhancement. On MR the nodes had high T1-weighted and T2-weighted signal intensities as did portions of the parotid mass. There were suspected flow voids in the parotid mass. The clinical, pathological, and imaging findings are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / diagnosis*
  • Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Neck
  • Parotid Gland / diagnostic imaging
  • Parotid Gland / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*