RT Book, Section
A1 Zenga, Joseph
A1 Lin, Derrick T.
A1 Deschler, Daniel G.
A2 Lalwani, Anil K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1169075953
T1 Neck Masses
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 4e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071847643
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1169075953
RD 2024/04/19
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISThe  differential  diagnosis  of  a  neck  mass  is  primarily  guided  by  anatomic  location,  physical  characteristics  of  the  mass,  and  patient  age.Due  to  ease  of  acquisition,  relative  low  cost,  and  3-dimensional  detail,  computed  tomography  (CT)  scan  is  the  initial  imaging  modality  of  choice  in  the  majority  of  adult  neck  masses.Fine-needle  aspiration  (FNA)  biopsy  is  the  preferred  approach  to  obtain  diagnostic  tissue  in  most  neck  masses.Core  biopsy  should  be  considered  when  FNA  is  insufficient  and  excisional  or  incisional  biopsy  performed  only  in  carefully  evaluated  and  selected  cases.Human  papillomavirus  (HPV)-associated  squamous  cell  carcinoma  (SCC)  must  be  considered  and  ruled  out  in  any  adult  cystic  neck  mass.