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William O. Collins, MD; George H. Zalzal, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005;131:163-165.

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INTRODUCTION

Otolaryngologists are frequently called on to evaluate patients with neck masses. In the pediatric population, the pathogenesis of a neck mass is more likely related to an underlying congenital anomaly, infection, and/or inflammation than to a malignancy. The character and location of a mass are particularly helpful in establishing a differential diagnosis, especially in children. We describe a child who had a neck mass with presenting signs and symptoms that mimicked other lesions on the basis of its location and character.

REPORT OF A CASE

A 5-year-old boy was referred to the outpatient pediatric otolaryngology clinic of Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, with a 1-year history of a mass in the right side of his neck. The mass fluctuated in size over the course of that 1 year but did not steadily enlarge. The patient denied having pain, fevers, voice changes, respiratory compromise, or feeding . . . [Full Text of this Article]

COMMENT

CONCLUSIONS

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Author Affiliations: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children’s National Medical Center (Drs Collins and Zalzal), and Division of Otolaryngology, George Washington University School of Medicine (Dr Zalzal), Washington, DC.

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