2021 BMJ case reports

Recurrent Kimura's disease of head and neck treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.

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BMJ case reports Vol. 14 (3) • Mar 2021

Kimura's disease (KD) is a rare, chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology, which commonly affects men of the Asian race. Here, we present a case capsule of a 39- year-old man with KD of the left cheek, managed initially by surgery alone. He developed local recurrence after 6 months and was treated with steroids and isotretinoin. Eventually, steroids were discontinued due to toxicity and the lesion progressively increased in size. The patient was successfully treated using intensity-modulated radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost as a primary modality with minimal adverse effects. The patient has good local control and cosmetic outcome with no radiation-related toxicity at a follow-up period of 28 months.

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