口蓋扁桃に生じた木村病例

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Kimura disease is characterized by painless subcutaneous masses, associated with an elevated blood eosinophil count and elevated serum IgE levels. These masses are often found in the head and neck region, especially in the parotid glands and submandibular glands. We report the rare case of Kimura disease arising from the palatine tonsil.

The patient was a 23-year-old male, who presented with an abnormal sensation in his left tonsil. Blood examination revealed an elevated peripheral blood eosinophil count and an elevated serum IgE level. We decided to perform complete resection of his left tonsil, because the tumor was localized in the left tonsil. Histopathological examination revealed that the surgical margin was negative. Until now, 14 months since the surgery, the patient has shown no evidence of recurrence.

Treatment of Kimura disease is not established, but we suggested that total resection of Kimura disease is one of the effective treatments in local tumor such as this case.