Objective: To explore the diagnostic value of ultrasonography for Kimura's disease (KD).
Methods: Retrospectively analyzed the results of two dimension and color Doppler of 21 Kimura's disease carried by 19 patients who were resected and confirmed by pathologhy.
Results: Twenty-one KD cases were detected by the ultrasound while none of them was diagnosed by ultrasonography. 21 cases were showed in the lymph nodes (42.9%, 9/21), parotid gland (4.8%, 1/21) and soft tissues (52.4%, 11/21). The masses both in the lymph and in the parotid gland marked hypoechogenicity and round or like-round. Cases in the soft tissues marked hypoechogencity or hyperechogenicity. Color Doppler flow pattern II to III were showed in 19 cases (90.5%, 19/21).
Conclusion: Ultrasonography enables a confident preoperative diagnosis of Kimura's disease.