title: Sonographic evaluation of non-inflammatory neck masses in children.
abstract: A review of the sonographic findings in 17 children with non-inflammatory neck masses suggests that while ultrasound is nonspecific with regard to the differential diagnosis, it can show whether a mass is cystic, solid, or complex. Sonography is also useful in clarifying the anatomical extent of a lesion and involvement of underlying normal structures.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography