title: Neck neoplastic conditions in the emergency setting: role of multidetector computed tomography.
abstract: Emergent conditions resulting from head and neck neoplasms and their treatment include acute airway obstruction, hemorrhage, spinal cord compression, bilateral vocal cord paralysis, and septic thrombophlebitis. These conditions require accurate diagnosis and rapid intervention to avoid severe permanent damage or death. Successful treatment requires a coordinated response by emergency medicine physicians, otolaryngologists, vascular surgeons, and radiologists. We review these head and neck oncological conditions, which present emergently, with a focus on radiological evaluation and interpretation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Radiotherapy, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy. ferdinandocaranci@libero.it
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caranci
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brunese
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reginelli
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Napoli
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fonio
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Briganti
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*