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Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology 1994;12(1): 67-72. |
Radiotherapy in Kimura's Disease |
Gil Cha Huh, Seung Hee Kang, Hyun Suk Suh |
Department of Radiation Oncology, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
Kimura's disease is a rare disorder which predominantly involves the head and neck region can cause eosinophilia in peripheral blood. It has beeb treated with steroids, surgical excision, irradiation, cryotherapy, and laser. The sessions have a tendency to recur after steroid and surgery.
We reviewed 2 patients with Kimura's disease who recurred, because they were resistant steroid therapy and surgery, and treated successfully conventional radiation therapy. |
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