title: Kimura's Disease - report of a case masquerading as a parotid tumor.
abstract: Kimura's Disease is a part of an ill- defined spectrum of vascular lesions of the subcutis. It is a benign chronic inflammatory condition producing subcutaneous tumour like nodules chiefly in the head and neck region with predilection for periauricular areas. It is characterised histologically by dense fibrosis, lymphoid infiltration, vascular proliferation and eosinophilia. The condition has a preponderance in the for eastern countries. It is extremely uncommon in Indian subcontinent. There has been no reported case from the Indian subcontinent in the English Literature. We report such a rare case in which the condition presents as parotid masses. We also present its CT, MRI & histopathology features and a brief review of literature.
authors.affiliation: 160018 PGlMER,Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Nehru
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abrol
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Kimura’s Disease