Trichinosis presenting as a neck mass.
Trichinosis is a rare cause of a neck mass, but should be considered by the physician when contemplating a differential diagnosis. This disease is still endemic in parts of the world and is directly related to the ingestion of incompletely cooked pork. A case is presented in which a 68-year-old man was diagnosed as having a squamous cell carcinoma of the mandible only to have trichinosis diagnosed on the final pathologic report. The case presentation is followed by a historical review and discussion.
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology