title: [Latero-cervical septate cystic lesions in adults].
abstract: Laterocervical septated lesions are infrequent in adults, and their etiological diagnosis is difficult. The authors report about four cases in which an exploration with imaging and an anatomical control were performed. Two etiologies are specially interesting, either because of their remarkable features with imaging (cystic lymphangioma) or because they require formal identification (metastatic adenopathy from thyroid or ovarian papillary carcinomas). While modern imaging can confirm the diagnosis, and sometimes define the treatment (cystic lymphangioma), the surgical exeresis of such lesions remains imperative in all cases of atypical appearances, in order to avoid leaving a prevailing lymph node metastasis unrecognized.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Raffaelli
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bruneton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rogopoulos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balu-Maestro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santini
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dassonville
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vallicioni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ettore
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Lésions kystiques cloisonnées latéro-cervicales de l'adulte.