title: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the tongue: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Joan XXIII, Tarragona School of Medicine, Reus University, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Razquin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mayayo
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Citores
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvira
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*