Sonography of soft tissue masses of the neck.
In many clinical conditions, high-resolution sonography and color (power) Doppler sonography can be used as the first-line modality for evaluating cervical soft tissue masses. Cervical cysts, lipomas, paragangliomas, neurogenic tumors, hemangiomas, and lymphangiomas often exhibit characteristic sonographic appearances. Sonography can be used for lymph node assessment, and most salivary gland diseases can be diagnosed sonographically. Sonography can be used to guide needle biopsy of soft tissue neoplasms and lymph nodes. In addition, the relationship between a cervical mass and the great vessels can be evaluated.
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Salzburg, Kajetanerplatz 1, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Norbert
N
Gritzmann
Alois
A
Hollerweger
Peter
P
Macheiner
Thomas
T
Rettenbacher
D001935:Branchioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color