title: Imaging of cervical lymphadenopathy in children and young adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the role of imaging in evaluating cervical lymphadenopathy in patients from birth to their mid-20s, illustrates imaging features of normal and abnormal lymph nodes, and highlights nodal imaging features and head and neck findings that assist in diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cervical lymph node abnormalities are commonly encountered clinically and on imaging in children and young adults. Although imaging findings can lack specificity, nodal characteristics and associated head and neck imaging findings can assist in determining the underlying cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Ave, FGH Bldg, 3rd Flr, Boston, MA 02118, USA. benjamin.ludwig@bmc.org
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rohini N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Nadgir
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Castro-Aragon
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media