Four cases of an unusual type of thymic hyperplasia strongly resembling lymphoepithelial sialadenitis (LESA) of the salivary glands are described. The patients were 2 men and 2 women aged 37 to 53 years. On histologic examination, abundant lymphoid tissue with lymphoid follicles containing germinal centers and areas of plasma cell infiltration were seen. The epithelial component consisted of a ...

Sir, Kimura’s disease (KD) is a well-established entity, which usually occurs as post-auricular nodules with massive eosinophilic infiltration, lymphoid follicle formation and vascular hyperplasia (1–3). Its histopathological findings resemble those of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE), which was once considered synonymous with KD, but is now known as a different entity (2, 3)....