Clinical diagnosis of neck lumps: a practical guide.
The clinical presentation of a neck mass in a child is obviously not always pathognomonic but a careful clinical appraisal can certainly limit the diagnostic options and reduce the need for complex and sometimes invasive investigations.
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Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000209:etiology*; D009333:Neck