BACKGROUND Neck masses are common in children; they could present diagnostic challenges, and some may be malignant. This study determines the etiology, histopathology, and outcome of treatment in a Nigerian tertiary center. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a three-year retrospective study of children managed with neck masses at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital between January 2007 and D...

INTRODUCTION True benign thyroid masses very rarely present as a solitary lateral neck mass. Different aetiological mechanisms have been proposed for such masses. CASE REPORT We report a case of thyroid follicular adenoma that presented as a lateral neck mass. DISCUSSION Ectopic thyroid tissue and metastases from primary thyroid carcinoma should always be considered in the differential diag...

Amyloidosis results from the deposition of amyloid proteins in organs and tissues. Clinically, it can be classified into systemic and localized forms. Here, we report a case of localized amyloidosis of the nasopharynx and neck. The initial presentation was a nasopharyngeal mass, and bilateral neck masses, mimicking nasopharyngeal carcinoma with neck metastasis. Computed tomographic scans of the...

congenital or neonatal rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare entity, usually presenting as masses in the head and neck region as well as genitourinary tract. the embryonal variant is the most common type occurring in infancy. this is a case of congenital rhabdomyosarcoma with a huge forearm mass, with metastatic discrete nodules in the soft tissues of the neck and scapular region, resembling a ‘blueberry ...

in an attempt to determine the diagnostic value of fna biopsy of head and neck masses, we reviewed fnas performed on target lesions of the head and neck in1 59 patients who subsequently underwent surgery in khalili hospital dur-. ing a 55 month period. results offnas were compared with postsurgical histologic diagnoses. these 159 cases were broken down into four categories: thyroid masses 34 , ...

discussion thymic cyst must be considered in differential diagnosis of a young child with a cervical mass. introduction ectopic cervical thymic cyst is a very rare cause of neck masses in children. the diagnosis is sometimes very difficult and preoperative, correctly diagnosed thymic cysts in the neck are very low. case presentation we report a 5-year-old boy with a left sided cervical mass and...

Pediatric neck masses comprise a wide spectrum of entities, benign and malignant. The role of imaging is to characterize these lesions, in order to better determine which can be expectantly managed and which require immediate intervention. An important consideration in the pediatric population is ionizing radiation; while X-ray and CT can be useful, radiation can have harmful effects, particula...

fine needle aspiration (fna) technique is a well-known procedure in the diagnosis of various organ diseases. this study was conducted to evaluate the utility of fna in the dianosis of neck masses. fine needle aspiration was performed upon 123 patients with palpable nonthyroidal lesions at neck during a five-year period. in ten cases, fna findings were nondiagnostic. from the reminder 113 patien...