title: Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy.
abstract: A case of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis involving a right submandibular lymph node is described in a 14-year-old Caucasian boy. The diagnosis was established on initial assessment by fine needle aspiration biopsy. Excisional biopsy, performed because the lymph node enlargement failed to regress, confirmed the cytological findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mannarà
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boccato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rinaldo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: La Rosa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferlito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck