Coexisting Nodular Sclerosis Hodgkin Lymphoma and Kimura's Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 21;24(8):7666. doi: 10.3390/ijms24087666.

Abstract

Kimura's disease (KD) is a rare lymphoproliferative fibroinflammatory disorder that commonly affects the subcutaneous tissue and lymph nodes of the head and neck. The condition is a reactive process involving T helper type 2 cytokines. Concurrent malignancies have not been described. Differential diagnosis with lymphoma can be challenging without tissue biopsy. Here, we present the first reported case of coexisting KD and eosinophilic nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma of the right cervical lymphatics in a 72-year-old Taiwanese man.

Keywords: Hodgkin lymphoma; Kimura’s disease; case report; lymphoma; nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia* / complications
  • Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia* / diagnosis
  • Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia* / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hodgkin Disease* / complications
  • Hodgkin Disease* / diagnosis
  • Hodgkin Disease* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Kimura Disease* / diagnosis
  • Kimura Disease* / pathology
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Male
  • Rare Diseases / diagnosis
  • Sclerosis / pathology