Kimura's disease. Diagnosis by aspiration cytology.
OBJECTIVE
To characterize the cytologic features of Kimura's disease and distinguish the differentiating features from those of other conditions with similar cytologic findings.


METHODS
In eight cases of Kimura's disease the cytologic features were correlated with the histologic findings.


RESULTS
The cytologic features included a polymorphous lymphoid population with an admixture of significant numbers of eosinophils, fragments of collagenous tissue, endothelial cells and occasional polykaryocytes.


CONCLUSIONS
Various conditions, both benign and malignant, may mimic Kimura's disease clinically and on smears. These have to be ruled out before making a diagnosis of Kimura's disease. The cytologic features of Kimura's disease have to be interpreted in the appropriate clinical setting in order to make a correct preoperative diagnosis.
Deshpande
Archana H
AH
Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Nayak
Supreeta
S
Munshi
Maitreyee M
MM
Bobhate
Sudhakar K
SK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged