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A '''neck mass''' or '''neck lump''' is an ambiguous mass found in the neck area. There are many different possible causes,<ref name="urlNeck Mass: Approach to the Patient With Nasal and Pharyngeal Symptoms: Merck Manual Professional">{{cite web |url=http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec08/ch089/ch089d.html |title=Neck Mass: Approach to the Patient With Nasal and Pharyngeal Symptoms: Merck Manual Professional }}</ref> including congenital conditions like branchial anomalies and [[thyroglossal duct cysts]].<ref name="pmid12322776">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schwetschenau E, Kelley DJ |title=The adult neck mass |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=66 |issue=5 |pages=831–8 |date=September 2002 |pmid=12322776 |url=http://www.aafp.org/link_out?pmid=12322776}}</ref> |
A '''neck mass''' or '''neck lump''' is an ambiguous mass found in the neck area. There are many different possible causes,<ref name="urlNeck Mass: Approach to the Patient With Nasal and Pharyngeal Symptoms: Merck Manual Professional">{{cite web |url=http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec08/ch089/ch089d.html |title=Neck Mass: Approach to the Patient With Nasal and Pharyngeal Symptoms: Merck Manual Professional }}</ref> including [[head and neck cancer]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pynnonen |first=Melissa A. |last2=Gillespie |first2=M. Boyd |last3=Roman |first3=Benjamin |last4=Rosenfeld |first4=Richard M. |last5=Tunkel |first5=David E. |last6=Bontempo |first6=Laura |last7=Brook |first7=Itzhak |last8=Chick |first8=Davoren Ann |last9=Colandrea |first9=Maria |last10=Finestone |first10=Sandra A. |last11=Fowler |first11=Jason C. |last12=Griffith |first12=Christopher C. |last13=Henson |first13=Zeb |last14=Levine |first14=Corinna |last15=Mehta |first15=Vikas |date=September 2017 |title=Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults |url=https://aao-hnsfjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1177/0194599817722550 |journal=Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery |language=en |volume=157 |issue=S2 |doi=10.1177/0194599817722550 |issn=0194-5998}}</ref> and congenital conditions like branchial anomalies and [[thyroglossal duct cysts]].<ref name="pmid12322776">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schwetschenau E, Kelley DJ |title=The adult neck mass |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=66 |issue=5 |pages=831–8 |date=September 2002 |pmid=12322776 |url=http://www.aafp.org/link_out?pmid=12322776}}</ref> |
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Workup of a neck mass includes a [[medical history]] and a [[physical examination]], where important characteristics are location, size, shape, consistency, tenderness, mobility, and color.<ref name=UpToDate>{{cite web|url=https://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-of-a-neck-mass-in-adults|title=Evaluation of a neck mass in adults|author=Daniel G Deschler, Joseph Zenga|website=[[UpToDate]]}} This topic last updated: Dec 04, 2017.</ref> |
Workup of a neck mass includes a [[medical history]] and a [[physical examination]], where important characteristics are location, size, shape, consistency, tenderness, mobility, and color.<ref name=UpToDate>{{cite web|url=https://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-of-a-neck-mass-in-adults|title=Evaluation of a neck mass in adults|author=Daniel G Deschler, Joseph Zenga|website=[[UpToDate]]}} This topic last updated: Dec 04, 2017.</ref> |
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A neck mass or neck lump is an ambiguous mass found in the neck area. There are many different possible causes,[1] including head and neck cancer[2] and congenital conditions like branchial anomalies and thyroglossal duct cysts.[3]
Diagnosis
Workup of a neck mass includes a medical history and a physical examination, where important characteristics are location, size, shape, consistency, tenderness, mobility, and color.[4]
When this is not conclusive, further workup includes:
- Blood tests
- Medical imaging: Contrast CT is generally the initial study of choice for adults.[4] Medical ultrasound of the neck is useful in children because it avoids the radiation dose of CT.[4]
In some cases, fine needle aspiration may assist in the diagnosis.
See also
References
- ^ "Neck Mass: Approach to the Patient With Nasal and Pharyngeal Symptoms: Merck Manual Professional".
- ^ Pynnonen, Melissa A.; Gillespie, M. Boyd; Roman, Benjamin; Rosenfeld, Richard M.; Tunkel, David E.; Bontempo, Laura; Brook, Itzhak; Chick, Davoren Ann; Colandrea, Maria; Finestone, Sandra A.; Fowler, Jason C.; Griffith, Christopher C.; Henson, Zeb; Levine, Corinna; Mehta, Vikas (September 2017). "Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults". Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 157 (S2). doi:10.1177/0194599817722550. ISSN 0194-5998.
- ^ Schwetschenau E, Kelley DJ (September 2002). "The adult neck mass". Am Fam Physician. 66 (5): 831–8. PMID 12322776.
- ^ a b c Daniel G Deschler, Joseph Zenga. "Evaluation of a neck mass in adults". UpToDate. This topic last updated: Dec 04, 2017.
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