The value of sonography in the management of cystic neck lesions.
Eight cases of cystic neck lesion of differing causes in whom sonography was carried out as part of investigation are described. These are thyroid cyst with haemorrhage, thyroglossal cyst, branchial cyst, cystic hygroma, parotid abscess of the neck secondary to malignant external otitis, cystic degeneration of a recurrent malignancy in the neck, sebaceous cyst and a cold abscess. They showed that sonography is better than clinical judgement in obtaining a diagnosis. Therefore, we recommend that ultrasound should be performed in all neck lesions prior to needle aspiration or open excisional biopsy.
Department of Otolaryngology, Riyadh National Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001935:Branchioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography