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Philomena Mufalli Behar, MD; Larry L. Myers, MD; Hussein R. Hameer, MD; Mark K. Wax, MD
Buffalo, NY

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998;124:109-112.

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A 70-YEAR-OLD white man presented with right-sided facial pain. The pain radiated from the angle of the mandible toward the ear and onto the right side of the neck. The patient noted a right-sided neck mass that had increased in size over the past several months. He denied respiratory compromise, night sweats, upper respiratory tract symptoms, or facial spasm. His medical history was significant for resection of a right parotid mass that had been performed approximately 5 years before presentation.

Physical examination revealed a right-sided 2x3-cm, firm, mobile, subcutaneous neck mass in level II. Palpation of the mass reproduced the facial pain. The findings of the rest of the physical examination were normal. The results of all laboratory examinations were within normal limits. Magnetic resonance imaging with and without contrast enhancement was . . . [Full Text of this Article]