Kimura's disease: an uncommon cause of head and neck masses with potentially serious sequelae.

J Surg Case Rep

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.

Published: October 2015

Kimura's disease (KD) typically presents as a mass in the head and neck region in association with eosinophilia and elevated serum IgE. Excisional biopsy is often required in order to obtain an adequate sample for histological diagnosis and exclude malignancy. If suspected, patients should also be investigated for renal involvement as this may complicate KD. Treatment options include surgical excision and medical therapies such as corticosteroids depending on the extent and severity of disease.

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