Initial assessment of a neck mass in children.
OBJECTIVE
To propose national recommendations for the initial assessment of a mass in the neck in children.


METHODS
Comprehensive review of the available literature and consensus discussion with national experts in the field.


RESULTS
Consensus guidelines are proposed concerning the work up of children presenting with a mass in the neck.
Hamoir
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M
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, UCL, Brussels, Belgium. hamoir@orlo.ucl.ac.be
Bernheim
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N
Vander Poorten
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V
Chantrain
G
G
Van Laer
C
C
Hamans
A
A
Deron
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P
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000465:Algorithms; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic