Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia (ALHE) of the Oral Cavity: a Case Report

구강내에 발생한 혈관림프증식증: 증례보고

  • Cho, Dong-Baek (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Park, Ji-Un (Department of Oral Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Baek, Ji-Young (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Choi, Won-Sik (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 조동백 (성균관대학교 의과대학부속 강북삼성병원 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 박지운 (성균관대학교 의과대학부속 강북삼성병원 구강내과학교실) ;
  • 백지영 (성균관대학교 의과대학부속 강북삼성병원 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 최원식 (성균관대학교 의과대학부속 강북삼성병원 구강악안면외과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.08.04
  • Accepted : 2010.10.07
  • Published : 2010.11.30

Abstract

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare benign vascular lesion that is characterized by proliferation of small to medium-sized vascular structures lined by histiocytoid or epithelioid endothelial cells and often accompanied by an inflammatory infiltrate comprising lymphocytes, plasma cells and eosinophils. A 34-year-old man without any generalized systemic conditions presented with a slowly enlarging painless swelling in the buccal area. An excisional biopsy was conducted and the diagnosis of Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia was confirmed. We report a case of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the buccal area in oral cavity and review the previously reported cases and literatures of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia.

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