Kimura's disease of the intraparotid lymph nodes: fine needle aspiration biopsy findings.
A case of Kimura's disease involving two intraparotid lymph nodes is described in a 16-year-old Caucasian boy presenting with a painless swelling of the right parotid gland. A preoperative diagnosis of Kimura's disease was made on the basis of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and was confirmed by histological evaluation of the surgical specimen. FNAB is a safe and accurate procedure that can be used in the outpatient setting to enable a prompt preliminary diagnosis.
Boccato
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Cytopathology Laboratory, Arcella Analisi Mediche, Padua, Italy.
Mannarà
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Rinaldo
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La Rosa
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Ferlito
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D000293:Adolescent; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology