Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy. |
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| Authors: | G M Mannarà P Boccato A Rinaldo F La Rosa A Ferlito |
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| Institution: | Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | A case of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis involving a right submandibular lymph node is described in a 14-year-old Caucasian boy. The diagnosis was established on initial assessment by fine needle aspiration biopsy. Excisional biopsy, performed because the lymph node enlargement failed to regress, confirmed the cytological findings. |
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