Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the tongue: report of a case and review of the literature.
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is an uncommon disorder manifested as solitary or multiple nodules in dermis and subcutaneous tissue of head and neck region. ALHE affecting tongue is very rare. We report a 56-year-old man with ALHE of the tongue and review the previously reported cases of ALHE of the tongue.
Park
Yangsoon
Y
Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Asan KangNung Hospital, 415 BangDongRi, SachunMyun, KangNungSi, KangWonDo, 210-711, South Korea. pys@knh.co.kr
Chung
Jaegul
J
Cho
Chang-Gun
CG
D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*