Kimura's disease with salivary gland involvement

Abstract

Summary: Fourteen cases of Kimura's disease involving parotid and submandibular glands in Chinese patients are described to draw attention to this unique lesion which has been reported mainly in the Chinese and Japanese literature. Blood eosinophilia is almost always present, there is a male preponderance and the aetiology is unknown. Surgical excision is recommended though irradiation and steroid therapy have also been used.