title: Kikuchi's disease--apparent malignancy of a neck mass.
abstract: We report a case of Kikuchi's disease presenting as cervical lymphadenopathy in an adolescent. The original histological diagnosis in this case was a metastatic neoplasm. We wish to highlight the importance of this rare condition because of its potential for mimicking malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT Surgery, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hinton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*