<b>A neck mass is a frequent chief complaint in the pediatric population and includes a wide variety of etiologies. The age of the child, symptoms and physical exam findings may narrow the differential diagnoses. The radiologist can aid in diagnosis and management by guiding the selection of the appropriate imaging modality. It is important for the radiologist to recognize the features of common and rarer neck masses in children. This pictorial review will describe the multimodal imaging features of a variety of pediatric neck masses in four categories: </b> <b>1. Congenital/developmental </b> <b>Thyroglossal duct cyst</b> <b>Branchial cyst Dermoid cyst</b> <b>Epidermoid cyst</b> <b>Venolymphatic malformation</b> <b>Cervical extension of thymus</b> <b>2. Infection/inflammatory </b> <b>Lymphadenitis</b> <b>Retropharyngeal/peritonsillar abscess</b> <b>3. Neoplastic </b> <b>Hemangioma</b> <b>Neurofibroma</b> <b>Neuroblastoma/ganglioneuroblastoma</b> <b>Rhabdomyosarcoma</b> <b>Lymphoma</b> <b>Thyroid carcinoma</b> <b>Teratoma</b> <b>4. Miscellaneous</b> <b>Ranula</b> <b>Fibromatosis colli</b>
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Meeting name:
SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course
, 2020
Authors:
Siu Navarro Youck Jen,
Poletto Erica,
Malik Archana,
Mallon Mea
Keywords:
Neck Masses