title: Malignant cervical masses in children.
abstract: The timely diagnosis of malignant cervical masses in children necessitates a high level of suspicion. The care of children with malignant cervical masses requires a multidisciplinary approach. Staging systems provide a basis for counseling, risk stratification, and treatment planning for children with cervical malignancies. Recent advances in molecular genetics, tumor biology, and treatment strategies are changing the management of head and neck malignancies in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134, USA. matt.brigger@alumni.vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Brigger
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012737:Sex Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome