title: [A woman with a large tumor in the lower neck].
abstract: A patient with a tumor in the lower neck regions, originated in days, was seen at the emergency department. Initial investigations showed a non-ill patient with increased infection parameters. Further investigations showed a septic arthritis of the left sternoclavicular joint.
authors.affiliation: Rijnland Ziekenhuis, Leiderdorp, Afd. Chirurgie, the Netherlands. f.stoetman@gmail.com
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stoetman
authors.forename: Ewan D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.forename: Patrice W J
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Vincken
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*