Key result
FDG PET/CT imaging of a 36-year-old man with Kimura's disease showed multiple foci of increased activity in lymph nodes, mimicking lymphoma.
Case Report (n=1)
Kimura's disease can present with multiple foci of increased activity on FDG PET/CT, mimicking lymphoma.
Alerts clinicians to FDG-avid nodes in eosinophilic lymphadenopathy; leaves open PET/CT specificity for lymphoma versus rare benign mimics.
Kimura's disease is a clinically rare, chronic, benign lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. A 36-year-old man presented with painless axillary swelling, which was suspected as lymphoma. PET/CT was performed for staging. The images showed multiple foci of increased activity in bilateral axillary and right inguinal lymph nodes. Laboratory tests revealed an increased eosinophil ratio and eosinophil count. Pathological examination from dissected axillary lymph nodes was consistent with Kimura's disease.
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Yu et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Kimura's disease (n=1). FDG PET/CT was evaluated on Imaging findings. FDG PET/CT imaging of a 36-year-old man with Kimura's disease showed multiple foci of increased activity in lymph nodes, mimicking lymphoma.
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