A Case of Kimura Disease on Parotid Gland.

Lee, Sae Bin; Yoo, Won Min; Tark, Kwan Chul

Case Report

Journal of Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2007;8(1):23-25.

Sae Bin Lee, Won Min Yoo, Kwan Chul Tark

Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Institute for Human Tissue Restoration Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wnmnyoo@yumc. yonsei.ac.kr

Abstract

Kimura disease is a relatively uncommon chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. Kimura disease occurs mainly in oriental young males. The majority of lesions occur in the head and neck and most patients have involvement of regional lymph nodes and major salivary glands. Although Kimura disease is similar to malignancy clinically and radiologically, it is benign disease showing good prognosis in only conservative management. So it is important to familiarize clinical, histological and radiological findings. We experienced a case of mass which developed on parotid gland of 40-year-old male. On impression of malignancy, total parotidectomy was performed. The Histological report was Kimura disease. There has been no recurrence during follow-up period of two years.

Keywords: Kimura disease; Parotid gland