Kikuchi's disease--apparent malignancy of a neck mass.

The Journal of laryngology and otology ·Vol. 102 ·No. 10 ·1988-10-00 ·Pages 941-4

Buckley JG, Hinton A, Allen C

Abstract

We report a case of Kikuchi's disease presenting as cervical lymphadenopathy in an adolescent. The original histological diagnosis in this case was a metastatic neoplasm. We wish to highlight the importance of this rare condition because of its potential for mimicking malignancy.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent Humans Lymphadenitis/pathology Male Neck/pathology

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Buckley J G

Department of ENT Surgery, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham.

Hinton A

Allen C

Article Info

Journal

The Journal of laryngology and otology

Abbr.

J Laryngol Otol

ISSN

0022-2151

DOI

10.1017/s0022215100106875

Published

1988-10-00

Pages

941-4

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

8706896

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100106875 View journal details

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