title: Neck abscess: an unusual presentation of a thoracic malignancy.
abstract: In general, malignancies presenting as abscesses are uncommon. We report on a patient that presented with a neck abscess originating in a cluster of metastatic lymph nodes from a primary squamous cell carcinoma arising in the thoracic oesophagus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Thorp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carrie
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed