J Korean Surg Soc.  1998 Sep;55(3):447-452.

Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis(Kikuchi's Disease) A clinicopathologic study of 1 cases

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  • 1Department of Surgery and 1Pathology, Ulsan University Hospital.

Abstract

The Kikuchi's disease is a distinctive type of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis that affects primarily the cervical lymphadenites of young adults and has a self-limited clinical course. Authors report the case of a 77-year old patient who presented with axillary and cervical, tender lymphadenopathy and who was diagnosed as having Kikuchi's disease upon excisional biopsy.

Keyword

Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis; Kikuchi's disease (KD)

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Biopsy
Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis
Humans
Lymphatic Diseases
Young Adult
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