Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the tongue: report of a case and review of the literature.
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia has been described mainly in the dermis and subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck, and only occasionally in the oral cavity. A case of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the tongue in an 82-year-old man with typical morphologic features is presented. The diagnosis criteria and treatment of this lesion reported in the English literature are also reviewed.
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Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Joan XXIII, Tarragona School of Medicine, Reus University, Spain.
Mayayo
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Citores
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Alvira
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*