title: Headdress. Unrecognized cause of neck mass.
abstract: The principal lymphatic drainage of the scalp is into the posterior cervical lymph chain. Recent experiences in the differential diagnosis of neck mass have implicated the scalp as a common source of cervical lymphadenopathy. Specific attention is drawn to a popular ethnic headdress called "corn-rows" as a source of dependent lymphadenitis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000150:complications; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D012535:Scalp