A Case of Bilateral Retro-Auricular Kimura’s Disease

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2014;30(2):83-86.
Published online November 30, 2014.

Yoonjoong Kim;Hyoung Won Jeon;Min-soo Kim;Soon-Hyun Ahn;Woo-Jin Jeong

양측 후이개 종물로 발병한 Kimura씨 병 1예

김윤중;전형원;김민수;안순현;정우진

Abstract

Kimura’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease with unknown etiology. The most common clinical presen-tation of Kimura’s disease is non-tender unilateral mass in the head and neck area, but bilateral involvement has rarely been reported. Histopathological confirmation should be taken for the diagnosis. Various management op-tions are available, including surgical excision, steroid therapy, and radiotherapy. We report a male patient diagnosed as Kimura’s disease involving bilateral retro-auricular region. Simultaneous bilateral neck involvement is an ex-tremely rare finding. For cosmetic reasons, the patient was treated surgically, with satisfactory postoperative results. When evaluating patients with mass lesion in bilateral parotid/retro-auricular area, Kimura’s disease should be con-sidered as differential diagnosis.

Key Words: Eosinophilic granuloma, Bilateral