Open AccessKikuchi’s disease mimicking lymphoma
Author(s) -
Amod Gupta,
Chaitanya Reddy,
Arundhati Banerjee,
V. Pandhi,
Atul Parashar
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02991507
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , lymphoma , disease , dermatology , pathology , surgery
Kikuehi's disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is an uncommon cause of cervical lymphadenopathy. Clinically it resembles tuberculosis or lymphoma. Although, this condition is well known to the pathologists, few ENT surgeons are aware of this entity.