RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58096958
T1 Neck Mass, Pediatric
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58096958
RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Etiologies  include:  -Branchial  cleft  remnants-Thyroglossal  duct  cyst-Lymphadenopathy-Vascular  malformations  and  cystic  hygroma-Dermoid  inclusion  cysts-Cervical  thymic  cysts•  Branchial  cleft  remnants-Present  most  commonly  as  cysts  later  in  childhood-Sinuses,  fistulae,  and  cartilage  remnants  present  at  birth-Second  branchial  cleft  remnants  most  common•  Thyroglossal  duct  cyst  presents  later  in  childhood•  Benign  lymphadenopathy  most  common  neck  mass  of  childhood-Usually  secondary  to  upper  respiratory  tract  infections-Occasionally  accompanied  by  suppurative  lymphangitis•  65%  of  lymphangioma  and  cystic  hygroma  are  present  at  birth  and  80%  are  present  by  age  1