Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Apr 26, 2022; 10(12): 3842-3848
Published online Apr 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i12.3842
Kimura's disease in soft palate with clinical and histopathological presentation: A case report
Wu Li
Wu Li, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410000, Hunan Province, China
Author contributions: Li W organized the figures and clinical information, wrote the draft of the manuscript.
Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Changsha City, No. kq2007076.
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Corresponding author: Wu Li, MD, Attending Doctor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, No. 238 Tongzipo Road, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China. 656678786@qq.com
Received: July 25, 2021
Peer-review started: July 25, 2021
First decision: December 10, 2021
Revised: December 10, 2021
Accepted: March 4, 2022
Article in press: March 4, 2022
Published online: April 26, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Kimura’s disease is an inflammatory disease mainly seen in young men and is most often found in the deep lymph nodes of the head and neck. We report a unique case of Kimura’s disease located in the soft palate of an old woman.