Sites of neck swelling
- masses in the neck may be superficial or deep to the deep cervical fascia.
- of those which are deep to the fascia the masses may be derived from: ( see links below)
- midline, unpaired structures
- lateral, paired structures
- the following points are important when arriving at a diagnosis
- until proved otherwise, an adult with a lump in the lateral neck has cancer (1)
- not all cystic masses in the neck are benign (1)
- cystic lateral neck masses in adults may be metastatic squamous carcinoma with cystic degeneration
Reference
- Pynnonen M et al. Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults. Practice Guideline. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Sep;157(2_suppl):S1-S30.
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