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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: , Gertrude Djouka, M.D.[2]

Differential diagnosis of neck masses==

Differential diagnosis of neck masses include:

Category Diseases Benign or Malignant Clinical manifestation Paraclinical findings Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings
Demography History Symptoms Signs Lab findings Histopathology Imaging
Pain Dysphagia Mass exam Skin changes LAP Others
Congenital Branchial cleft cyst Benign
Thyroglossal duct cyst
Hemangioma
Vascular malformations
Lymphatic malformations
Laryngocele
Ranula
Teratoma
Dermoid cyst
Thymic cyst
Category Diseases Benign or Malignant Demography History Pain Dysphagia Mass exam Skin changes LAP Others Lab findings Histopathology Imaging Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings
Inflammatory Acute sialadenitis
Chronic sialadenitis
Reactive viral lymphadenopathy CMV
EBV
HIV
Viral URI
Bacterial lymphadenopathy Tularemia
Brucellosis
Cat-scratch disease[1][2]
  • More common in the Southern of U.S among children and young adults.
  • Cat exposure
+ - +

Serology:

- -
Actinomycosis[3][4] - -
  • Tender at the beginning
  • Fluctuant
  • Non-tender at late stage
  • Red
  • Blue
-

Gram stains:

-
Mycobacterial infections[5][6][7] - -
  • Firm
  • Non-tender
+

Sputum smear:

  • Fusion tendency
  • Internal echoes
-
Streptococcal infection[8][9] + + - + -
Parasitic lymphadenopathy Toxoplasma gondii[10][11]
  • 6 years old and older adults are more affected in U.S.
  • Seen in Hot climates
  • Undercooked food
+ -
  • Bilateral
  • Non-tender
  • Symmetrical
  • Non-fluctuant
- +

+ IgG and IgM antibodies

MRI:

MRI

-
Sarcoidosis[12][13]
  • More common in African American women aged 20 - 40 years.
- -
  • Bilateral

tender lymph nodes

+
Sjögren syndrome[14]
  • May happen at any age
  • Mean age: 40-50
  • History of RA, SLE, and non-hodgkin B-cell lymphoma.
- +
  • Firm,
  • Dry
+
  • Anti-SSA/Ro: +
  • Anti-SSB/La: +
-
Castleman disease (angiofollicular lymphoproliferative disease)[15][16] Mean age: 30-40 years
  • B-symptoms
- - + CT scan of thorax
Kikuchi disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis)[17]
  • More common in young adults <30 years old
  • Flu-like prodrome
+ - + -
Kimura disease[18]
  • More common in Asian males.
- -
  • Large
+ Eosinophils -
Rosai-Dorfman disease[19][20] - - + - - - -
Kawasaki disease[21][22]
  • More common in children younger than 5 years old.
  • Inflammation of lips
- - + Echocardiography:

dilation

Category Diseases Benign or Malignant Demography History Pain Dysphagia Mass exam Skin changes LAP Others Lab findings Histopathology Imaging Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings
Neoplasm Hypopharyngeal cancer[23][24][25]
  • More common in males
  • Age: 55-65 years old
  • Incidence: < 1/100,000 in U.S.
  • More common: Japan, India, Iran
- + - + - Neck CT scan:

MRI:

  • Tumors are hypointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2
-
Salivary gland neoplasm Pleomorphic adenoma[26]
  • More common in Females
- +
  • Firm
  • Mobile
- - -
  • Abundant myxochondroid stroma on T2
-
Warthin's tumor[28][29]
  • More common in people aged 60 to 70 years old.
- +
  • Non tender
  • Mobile
  • Firm
- - - Neck CT:

MRI:

  • B/L lesions

Heterogeneous

Oncocytoma
Monomorphic adenoma
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
Salivary duct carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Parathyroid tumors
Carotid body tumors
Paraganglioma
Schwannoma
Lymphoma
Liposarcoma
Lipoma
Glomus vagale, glomus jugulare tumors
Nasopharyngeal cancer
Other Hematoma
Arteriovenous fistula
Goiter
Category Diseases Benign Demography History Pain Dysphagia Mass exam Skin changes LAP Others Lab findings Histopathology Imaging Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings

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