Kini U, Shariff S
Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 1998 Oct;41(4):473-7.
Kimura's Disease, a rare chronic inflammatory disorder with a benign course affecting the lymphoid tissue is reported hare in an 18 year old South Indian male who presented with bilateral solitary swelling over the mastoid region. Its fine needle aspiration cytology characterised by the Warthin-Finkeldey type giant cells against a background of a bimodal population of lymphocytes and eosinophils prompted the diagnosis of Kimura's disease at cytology itself. This was confirmed at histology. This is the third cytological report of its kind being reported in English literature. Literature with regard to the cytological appearances of Kimura's disease has been reviewed and the various differential diagnoses discussed.
木村病是一种罕见的慢性炎症性疾病，病程良性，累及淋巴组织。本文报道了一名18岁的南印度男性，其双侧乳突区出现孤立性肿胀。细针穿刺细胞学检查显示，在淋巴细胞和嗜酸性粒细胞双峰群体背景下出现瓦氏巨细胞，这在细胞学检查时就提示了木村病的诊断。组织学检查证实了这一诊断。这是英文文献中报道的第三例此类细胞学报告。本文回顾了有关木村病细胞学表现的文献，并讨论了各种鉴别诊断。
