Kimura’s Disease: Diagnostic Challenge and Treatment Modalities
- Author:
Kian Joo Sia
;
Catherine Khi Ling Kong
;
Tee Yong Tan
;
Ing Ping Tang
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Kimura’s disease;
eosinophilia;
lymphadenopathy
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2014;69(6):281-283
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Case Report: Five cases of Kimura’s disease had been
treated in our centre from year 2003 to 2010. All cases were
presented with head and neck mass with cervical
lymphadenopathy. Surgical excision was performed for all
cases. Definite diagnosis was made by histopathological
examination of the resected specimens. One out of five
cases developed tumour recurrence four years after
resection.
Conclusion: Surgical excision is our choice of treatment
because the outcome is immediate and definite tissue
diagnosis is feasible after resection. Oral corticosteroid
could be considered as an option in advanced disease.
However, tumour recurrence is common after cessation of
steroid therapy.
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