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Differential diagnosis of neck masses==
Differential diagnosis of neck masses include:
Category | Diseases | Benign or Malignant | Clinical manifestation | Paraclinical findings | Gold standard diagnosis | Associated findings | ||||||||||
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Demography | History | Symptoms | Signs | Lab findings | Histopathology | Imaging | ||||||||||
Pain | Dysphagia | Mass exam | Skin changes | LAP | Others | |||||||||||
Congenital | Branchial cleft cyst | Benign | ||||||||||||||
Thyroglossal duct cyst | ||||||||||||||||
Hemangioma | ||||||||||||||||
Vascular malformations | ||||||||||||||||
Lymphatic malformations | ||||||||||||||||
Laryngocele | ||||||||||||||||
Ranula | ||||||||||||||||
Teratoma | ||||||||||||||||
Dermoid cyst | ||||||||||||||||
Thymic cyst | ||||||||||||||||
Category | Diseases | Benign or Malignant | Demography | History | Pain | Dysphagia | Mass exam | Skin changes | LAP | Others | Lab findings | Histopathology | Imaging | Gold standard diagnosis | Associated findings | |
Inflammatory | Acute sialadenitis | |||||||||||||||
Chronic sialadenitis | ||||||||||||||||
Reactive viral lymphadenopathy | CMV | |||||||||||||||
EBV | ||||||||||||||||
HIV | ||||||||||||||||
Viral URI | ||||||||||||||||
Bacterial lymphadenopathy | Tularemia | |||||||||||||||
Brucellosis | ||||||||||||||||
Cat-scratch disease[1][2] | Benign |
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+ | ↑ESR
Serology: + antibody to Bartonella Henselae |
Satellite micro-abscess with granuloma | - | - | Bacillary Angiomatosis
Bacillary Peliosis | |||
Actinomycosis[3][4] | Benign | No predilection in race, age
Male to female ratio : 1.5 to 3:1 |
History of dental procedure or trauma
Poor oral hygiene Swelling mandible |
- | - | Tender at the beginning , Painless
Fluctuant Non-tender at late stage |
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- | ↑ESR
↑CRP Gram stains: Gram + filamentous rods |
Sulfur granules
Filamentous organism |
- | Histological examination
Bacterial culture of the abcess |
mandible osteomyelitis | |||
Mycobacterial infections[5][6][7] | Benign | More common in adults and children in endemic continent such as African | Recent travel to endemic regions
Exposure to TB patients |
- | - | Matted cervical nodes
Firm Non-tender |
Indurated | + | PPD: +
Sputum smear: presence of acid fast bacilli |
Chronic necrotizing caseating calcified granuloma | Neck Ultrasound: Multiple lymph nodes
Fusion tendency Internal echoes |
Culture for mycobacteria | - | |||
Streptococcal infection[8][9] | Benign | More common in children and adolescents |
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Follicular hyperplasia
Infiltration of polymorphonuclear cells |
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Acute rheumatic fever
Post-streptoccocal glomerulonephritis | |||
Parasitic lymphadenopathy | Toxoplasma gondii[10][11] | Benign | 6 years and older adults are more affected in U.S.
Seen in Hot climates |
Cats or birds feces exposure
Drinking unpasteurized milk Undercooked food Organ transplant recipients |
+ | - | Bilateral
Non-tender Symmetrical Non-fluctuant |
- | + | Serology : + IgG and IgM
antibodies |
Follicular hyperplasia | MRI:
Multiple rings enhanced lesions |
Serology
Immunofluorescence MRI CT scan |
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Sarcoidosis[12][13] | Benign | More common in African American women aged 20 - 40 years. | Family history of sarcodosis,
Fatigue, swelling and pain in the joints, |
- | - | Bilateral
tender LAD Swollen, non-tender parotid glands |
Erythema nodosum,
Lupus pernios |
+ | ↑ESR
↑ACE |
Non-necrotizing epithelioid granuloma | CXR: B/L hilar adenopathy
MRI: B/L multiples enlarged cervical lymph nodes |
Biopsy | Heerfordt's syndrome: uveitis, facial nerve paralysis, parotitis | |||
Amyloidosis | Benign | Men are affected women.
Mean age: 55-60 years old |
+ | Biopsy | ||||||||||||
Sjögren syndrome[14] | Benign | Female to male ratio: 9 to 1
May happen at any age Mean age: 40-50 |
History of RA, SLE, and non-hodgkin B-cell lymphoma.
Dry mouth, dry eyes. |
- | + | Firm,
B/L enlarged parotid glands |
Itchy
Rashes Dry |
+ | ↑ESR
Anti-SSA/Ro Anti-SSB/La Cytopenia |
Hyperactivity of B cells and lymphocytes which lead to infiltration of the exocrine glands. | Biopsy | |||||
Castleman disease (angiofollicular lymphoproliferative disease)[15] | Benign | Mean age: 30-40 years | Biopsy | |||||||||||||
Kikuchi disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis)[16] | Benign | High prevalence in Japan
More common in young adults <30 years old |
Fever
Flu-like prodrome |
+ | - | Tender cervical node | rashes | + | ↑ESR
Abnormal liver enzymes leucopenia |
Irregular paracortical areas of coagulative necrosis with abundant karyorrhectic debris | - | Biopsy | Hashimoto thyroiditis | |||
Kimura disease[17] | Benign | More common in Asian males. | History of painless cervical lump | - | - | Large
Non-tender cervical node |
Ictching | + | ↑ eosinophils | Conserved lymph node structure
Eosinophilic infiltration High postcapillary venules |
- | Biospsy | Nephrotic syndrom
Hypercoaguble state | |||
Rosai-Dorfman disease[18][19] | Benign | More common in children | Fever | - | - | Non-tender enlarged cervical lymph nodes | Erythema | + | ↑ESR
Polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia |
- | - | - | - | |||
Kawasaki disease[20][21] | Benign | More common in children younger than 5 years old.
Highest incidence in Japan. Most leading cause of acquired heart disease in U.S. |
High fever
B/L conjunctivitis Rash Swelling of hands and feet Inflammation of lips Strawberry tongue |
- | - | Large, single palpable cervical node | Rashes
Desquamation of skin |
+ | ↑ESR
↑CRP |
Inflammation of medium sized arteries and organs. | Echocardiography:
Coronary artery dilation Coronary artery aneurysm |
Clinical findings | ||||
Category | Diseases | Benign or Malignant | Demography | History | Pain | Dysphagia | Mass exam | Skin changes | LAP | Others | Lab findings | Histopathology | Imaging | Gold standard diagnosis | Associated findings | |
Neoplasm | Hypopharyngeal cancer[22][23][24] | Malignant |
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Neck CT scan:
MRI: Tumors are hypointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2 |
Biopsy | - | ||
Salivary gland neoplasm | Pleomorphic adenoma[25] | Benign | More common in Females
Incidence increase with age. Incidence : 2-3.5 cases per 100,000 population |
History of swelling,
Dysphagia Horseness |
- | + | Palpable mass of deep lobe of parotid gland
Firm Mobile |
- | - | - | Proliferation of epithelial cells and stromal matrix in the ducts. | MRI:[26] Homogenous on T1
Abundant myxochondroid stroma on T2 |
Biopsy | |||
Warthin's tumour[27][28] | Benign | Male to Female ratio : 4:1
More common in people aged 60 to 70 years old. |
History of swollen salivary gland
Jaw pain Tinnitus |
- | + | Non tender
Mobile Firm Solitary |
- | - | - | Papillae
Fibrous capsule Cystic spaces |
Neck CT: Cystic lesion posteriorly within the parotid gland.
MRI: B/L lesions Heterogeneous |
Biopsy | ||||
Lymphoepithelioma | + | |||||||||||||||
Oncocytoma | ||||||||||||||||
Monomorphic adenoma | ||||||||||||||||
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | ||||||||||||||||
Adenoid cystic carcinoma | ||||||||||||||||
Adenocarcinoma | ||||||||||||||||
Salivary duct carcinoma | ||||||||||||||||
Squamous cell carcinoma | ||||||||||||||||
Parathyroid tumors | ||||||||||||||||
Carotid body tumors | ||||||||||||||||
Paraganglioma | ||||||||||||||||
Schwannoma | ||||||||||||||||
Lymphoma | ||||||||||||||||
Liposarcoma | ||||||||||||||||
Lipoma | ||||||||||||||||
Glomus vagale, glomus jugulare tumors | ||||||||||||||||
Metastatic head and neck carcinoma | ||||||||||||||||
Other | Hematoma | |||||||||||||||
Arteriovenous fistula | ||||||||||||||||
Goiter | ||||||||||||||||
Category | Diseases | Benign | Demography | History | Pain | Dysphagia | Mass exam | Skin changes | LAP | Others | Lab findings | Histopathology | Imaging | Gold standard diagnosis | Associated findings |
References
- ↑ "Cat-Scratch Disease in the United States, 2005–2013 - Volume 22, Number 10—October 2016 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC".
- ↑ Hansmann, Y.; DeMartino, S.; Piemont, Y.; Meyer, N.; Mariet, P.; Heller, R.; Christmann, D.; Jaulhac, B. (2005). "Diagnosis of Cat Scratch Disease with Detection of Bartonella henselae by PCR: a Study of Patients with Lymph Node Enlargement". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43 (8): 3800–3806. doi:10.1128/JCM.43.8.3800-3806.2005. ISSN 0095-1137.
- ↑ Valour F, Sénéchal A, Dupieux C, Karsenty J, Lustig S, Breton P, Gleizal A, Boussel L, Laurent F, Braun E, Chidiac C, Ader F, Ferry T (2014). "Actinomycosis: etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and management". Infect Drug Resist. 7: 183–97. doi:10.2147/IDR.S39601. PMC 4094581. PMID 25045274.
- ↑ Bonnefond S, Catroux M, Melenotte C, Karkowski L, Rolland L, Trouillier S, Raffray L (June 2016). "Clinical features of actinomycosis: A retrospective, multicenter study of 28 cases of miscellaneous presentations". Medicine (Baltimore). 95 (24): e3923. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000003923. PMC 4998488. PMID 27311002.
- ↑ Mohseni S, Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Alinejad S, Ghorbani A, Ghafouri A (March 2014). "Peripheral lymphadenopathy: approach and diagnostic tools". Iran J Med Sci. 39 (2 Suppl): 158–70. PMC 3993046. PMID 24753638.
- ↑ Suskind DL, Handler SD, Tom LW, Potsic WP, Wetmore RF (July 1997). "Nontuberculous mycobacterial cervical adenitis". Clin Pediatr (Phila). 36 (7): 403–9. doi:10.1177/000992289703600705. PMID 9241478.
- ↑ Drobniewski FA, Caws M, Gibson A, Young D (March 2003). "Modern laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis". Lancet Infect Dis. 3 (3): 141–7. PMID 12614730.
- ↑ Mohseni S, Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Alinejad S, Ghorbani A, Ghafouri A (March 2014). "Peripheral lymphadenopathy: approach and diagnostic tools". Iran J Med Sci. 39 (2 Suppl): 158–70. PMC 3993046. PMID 24753638.
- ↑ Kenealy T (November 2007). "Sore throat". BMJ Clin Evid. 2007. PMC 2943825. PMID 19450346.
- ↑ Kumar GG, Mahadevan A, Guruprasad AS, Kovoor JM, Satishchandra P, Nath A, Ranga U, Shankar SK (June 2010). "Eccentric target sign in cerebral toxoplasmosis: neuropathological correlate to the imaging feature". J Magn Reson Imaging. 31 (6): 1469–72. doi:10.1002/jmri.22192. PMC 2908244. PMID 20512900.
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value (help). - ↑ "Sarcoidosis | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)".
- ↑ Abdel Razek A, Mukherji S (June 2017). "Imaging of sialadenitis". Neuroradiol J. 30 (3): 205–215. doi:10.1177/1971400916682752. PMC 5480791. PMID 28059621. Vancouver style error: initials (help)
- ↑ Mavragani CP, Moutsopoulos HM (October 2014). "Sjögren syndrome". CMAJ. 186 (15): E579–86. doi:10.1503/cmaj.122037. PMC 4203623. PMID 24566651.
- ↑ Dispenzieri A, Armitage JO, Loe MJ, Geyer SM, Allred J, Camoriano JK, Menke DM, Weisenburger DD, Ristow K, Dogan A, Habermann TM (November 2012). "The clinical spectrum of Castleman's disease". Am. J. Hematol. 87 (11): 997–1002. doi:10.1002/ajh.23291. PMC 3900496. PMID 22791417.
- ↑ Bosch X, Guilabert A (May 2006). "Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease". Orphanet J Rare Dis. 1: 18. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-1-18. PMC 1481509. PMID 16722618.
- ↑ AlGhamdi FE, Al-Khatib TA, Marzouki HZ, AlGarni MA (March 2016). "Kimura disease: No age or ethnicity limit". Saudi Med J. 37 (3): 315–9. doi:10.15537/smj.2016.3.14448. PMC 4800898. PMID 26905356.
- ↑ "Rosai-Dorfman disease | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program".
- ↑ Foucar E, Rosai J, Dorfman R (February 1990). "Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman disease): review of the entity". Semin Diagn Pathol. 7 (1): 19–73. PMID 2180012.
- ↑ "About Kawasaki Disease | Kawasaki Disease | CDC".
- ↑ "Kawasaki Disease | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)".
- ↑ Helliwell TR (February 2003). "acp Best Practice No 169. Evidence based pathology: squamous carcinoma of the hypopharynx". J. Clin. Pathol. 56 (2): 81–5. PMC 1769882. PMID 12560383.
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(help) - ↑ Maasland, Denise HE; van den Brandt, Piet A; Kremer, Bernd; Goldbohm, R Alexandra; Schouten, Leo J (2014). "Alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and the risk of subtypes of head-neck cancer: results from the Netherlands Cohort Study". BMC Cancer. 14 (1). doi:10.1186/1471-2407-14-187. ISSN 1471-2407.
- ↑ Debnath SC, Adhyapok AK (June 2010). "Pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumour) of the minor salivary glands of the upper lip". J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 9 (2): 205–8. doi:10.1007/s12663-010-0052-5. PMC 3244097. PMID 22190789.
- ↑ Kato H, Kawaguchi M, Ando T, Mizuta K, Aoki M, Matsuo M (August 2018). "Pleomorphic adenoma of salivary glands: common and uncommon CT and MR imaging features". Jpn J Radiol. 36 (8): 463–471. doi:10.1007/s11604-018-0747-y. PMID 29845358.
- ↑ Chulam TC, Noronha Francisco AL, Goncalves Filho J, Pinto Alves CA, Kowalski LP (December 2013). "Warthin's tumour of the parotid gland: our experience". Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 33 (6): 393–7. PMID 24376295.
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