J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2011 Apr;46(2):162-166.

Kimura's Disease of the Trunk

• Kim SI
• Son JM
• Lee SU
• Joo SY
• Oh IS

Abstract

Kimura's disease is a very rare, benign, lymphoproliferative inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. A 48 year-old man had multiple soft tissue masses in his trunk, which was diagnosed as Kimura's disease by histopathologic evaluation. Here, we report the case with a review of the literature.

Keyword

trunk; Kimura's disease; multiple masses

Figure

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  Figure 1 Photographs of back (A) and right flank (B) show multiple soft tissue masses with dark-violet colored skin change.

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  Figure 2 MR images of Kimura's disease in the back are presented. (A) An axial fat-suppressed T2-weighted MR image shows well-defined masses in the back, with the signal intensity higher than that of muscle (B) An axial T1-weighted MR image shows the soft tissue masses with the signal intensity similar to muscle's.

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  Figure 3 (A) Microscopic finding shows typical lymphoid follicle with extensive infiltration of mature eosinophils (HE stain, ×100). (B) Extensive infiltration of mature eosinophils mixed with lymphocytes and plasma cell, and hyalinized vessels (arrow) are seen (HE stain, ×200).

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