Oral Oncology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 103-106, January 2002

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the tongue: report of a case and review of the literature

  • Yangsoon Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Asan KangNung Hospital, 415 BangDongRi, SachunMyun, KangNungSi, KangWonDo, 210-711, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82-33-610-3428, ext. 3411; fax: +82-33-610-3430
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  • Jaegul Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Asan KangNung Hospital, 415 BangDongRi, SachunMyun, KangNungSi, KangWonDo, 210-711, South Korea
    • ,
  • Chang-Gun Cho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Asan KangNung Hospital, KangNung, South Korea

Received 4 January 2001; accepted 25 January 2001.

Abstract 

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is an uncommon disorder manifested as solitary or multiple nodules in dermis and subcutaneous tissue of head and neck region. ALHE affecting tongue is very rare. We report a 56-year-old man with ALHE of the tongue and review the previously reported cases of ALHE of the tongue.

Keywords:  Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, Tongue

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PII: S1368-8375(01)00020-3

Oral Oncology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 103-106, January 2002

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