Headdress. Unrecognized cause of neck mass.
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.
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