Ultrasonographic assessment of neck masses.
Fourteen patients are presented to illustrate the usefulness of ultrasonography in assessing masses of the neck. Included are five patients with primary tumors, two with metastasis to a cervical node, three with cervical adenitis, two with simple cysts, and two with hematoma related to endarterectomy for occlusive disease of the carotid artery.
D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009333:Neck; D014463:Ultrasonography