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Chapter 6 Non-Squamous Cell Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2017 Oct;38(5):516-530

Date

10/17/2017

Pubmed ID

29031368

DOI

10.1053/j.sult.2017.05.006

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85023772459 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   7 Citations

Abstract

Cervical lymphadenopathy is a common indication for imaging evaluation of the neck. Besides metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, cervical lymphadenopathy can be due to many causes, with simple reactive lymphadenopathy on one end of the spectrum and malignant lymphadenopathy due to a distant infraclavicular primary, on the other end. A systematic approach to the cause of cervical lymphadenopathy, which includes pattern of lymph node enlargement, lymph node characteristics, systemic symptoms, and extranodal abnormalities, can be very useful in arriving at the correct diagnosis. In this article, various patterns of cervical lymphadenopathy due to non-squamous cell causes are discussed.

Author List

Agarwal M, Nabavizadeh SA, Mohan S

Author

Mohit Agarwal MD Adjunct Associate Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Imaging
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Lymphadenopathy
Lymphatic Diseases
Lymphatic Metastasis
Neck