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Hien T. Nguyen, MD; William C. Faquin, MD, PhD; Howard J. Weinstein, MD; Michael J. Cunningham, MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;133(10):1063.

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A 15-year-old boy presented with a mass in the left side of his neck that had been discovered incidentally several weeks earlier. The mass was not painful and had manifested no inflammatory features. The patient was in good health otherwise and had no additional constitutional symptoms. Physical examination revealed a subcutaneous, nontender, mobile mass measuring 2.0 x 1.5 cm at the posterior border of the left sternocleidomastoid muscle. The overlying skin was intact and normal in color and consistency. No additional cervical masses were palpated. The findings of the remainder of the otolaryngologic and systemic examinations were normal.

A complete blood cell count and the results of radiography of the chest were normal. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the neck demonstrated a homogeneous soft tissue mass in the region of the spinal accessory . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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