Kimura's disease: an unusual cause of head and neck masses

J Otolaryngol. 1994 Apr;23(2):88-91.

Abstract

This article presents a case report of a patient who presented with Kimura's disease. Kimura's disease is an unusual condition with predilection to involve the head and neck. Since Kimura's disease often imitates a neoplastic or inflammatory process of the head and neck it behooves the otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon to be able to recognize this entity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ear Diseases / pathology
  • Eosinophilic Granuloma / pathology
  • Eyelid Diseases / pathology
  • Face*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neck / pathology*
  • Parotid Diseases / pathology
  • Recurrence