The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 112 / Issue 08 / August 1998, pp 802-804
- Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100141763 (About DOI), Published online: 29 June 2007
Pathology in Focus
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the parapharyngeal space
S. S. Backhousea1, G. R. Shonea1 c1 and A. G. Douglas-Jonesa2
a1 Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
a2 Department of Histopathology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
Abstract
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is an uncommon benign condition characterized by cutaneous nodules with a predeliction for the head and neck region. Extracutaneous involvement is rare. We report a 44-year-old woman who had a large submucosal ALHE tumour in the parapharyngeal space. Our patient is of interest because of the unusual, and as far as we are aware from the literature, unique site and presentation of her lesion.
(Accepted June 18 1998)
Correspondence:
c1 Address for correspondence: G. R. Shone, F.R.C.S., Consultant Otolaryngologist, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XW. Fax: 01222 744563
