Diagnosaurus
Neck mass
DDx
- Reactive lymphadenopathy, eg, pharyngitis, tuberculous lymphadenitis (scrofula), cat-scratch disease, Lyme disease
- Lymphoma
- Skin abscess
- Parotitis
- Goiter, thyroiditis, or thyroid tumor
- Branchial cleft cyst
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
- Metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma in mouth, pharynx, larynx, upper esophagus
- Metastatic thyroid carcinoma
- Sarcoidosis
- Cervical rib
- Zenker's diverticulum
- Carotid artery aneurysm
- Carotid body tumor
- Autoimmune adenopathy
- Kikuchi's disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis)
- Esophageal diverticulum
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Neck Mass." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114368/all/Neck_mass.
Zeiger RFR. Neck mass. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114368/all/Neck_mass. Accessed December 4, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Neck mass. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114368/all/Neck_mass
Zeiger RFR. Neck Mass [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 December 04]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114368/all/Neck_mass.
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