KIKUCHI-DISEASE - CT AND MR FINDINGS

Two cases of Kikuchi disease showed variable nodal enhancing features, including homogeneous enhancement and focal or extensive nodal necros is on contrast-enhanced CT scans, At MR imaging, the area of central n ecrosis was isointense or hypointense on T1-weighted images and had a lower signal than nonnecrotic areas on T2-weighted images, The CT appe arance of Kikuchi disease can be variable and can mimic not only lymph oma but various nodal diseases with nodal necrosis, including metastas is and tuberculosis.