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Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia
Studies from Istanbul University reveal new findings on angiolymphoid hyperplasia
February 3rd, 2009
"Kimura disease (KD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with unknown etiology, most commonly manifesting as painless unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy or subcutaneous masses in the head or neck region. Kimura disease is in unusual vascular tumor that typically occurs at 20 to 30 years of age, more commonly in women. there has been no documented case of malignant transformation; however, recurrence rates after excision may be as high as 25%," researchers in Istanbul, Turkey report. "Surgery and medical therapy are useful for treatment. We present a 28-year-old man developed a unilateral cervical mass associated with KID. We made a complete excisional resection of the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-02-03)
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