[Cervical tumoration as consultation symptom. Our experience].
BACKGROUND
A cervical tumoration is a frequent symptom presented by patients of different ages.


OBJECTIVE
Analyse the clinical, diagnostical and treatment aspects of patients affected by cervical tumoration.


METHODS
Retrospective study of a serie of cases during 10 years.


RESULTS
A total of 182 patients, affected by cervical tumoration, were analysed. The 60% were men and the 40% women with 45 years average. The benign pathology more frequent was the branchial cyst and the malign were the metastasis of epidermoide carcinoma. The diagnostic and therapeutic procedures utilized are analysed.


CONCLUSIONS
An anamnesis and a minoutious exploration diminish in great measure the diagnostic possibilities. The TAC and the PAAF are diagnostic methods of great value in the study of a cervical tumoration and facilitate an adequate scheme of treatment, that is essential for a good prognosis.
Padilla Romero
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Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada. manopa@teleline.es
Amador García
J M
JM
Bracero Robledo
F
F
Cortés Sánchez
R
R
Avila Espín
L
L
Santaella Sáez
J I
JI
Mira Escartí
V
V
Salinero Hernández
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed