Kimura's disease as a solitary intrapulmonary lymphadenopathy [CASE REPORTS]

We report on a 38-year old woman with interlobar lymphadenopathy on contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography, which failed to be diagnosed using bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound. We performed a surgical biopsy to obtain a definitive diagnosis, while simultaneously removing the lesion. The pathology showed reactive follicular hyperplasia and a heavy infiltration of eosinophils with fibrosis in the inter-follicular area consistent with Kimura's disease.

Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - June 19, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Jung, J., Han, J. H., Park, S. Y. Tags: Pleura CASE REPORTS Source Type: research