Chapter 6 Non-Squamous Cell Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2017 Oct;38(5):516-530
Date
10/17/2017Pubmed ID
29031368DOI
10.1053/j.sult.2017.05.006Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85023772459 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 7 CitationsAbstract
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 SAuthor
Mohit Agarwal MD Adjunct Associate Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Diagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic Imaging
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Lymphadenopathy
Lymphatic Diseases
Lymphatic Metastasis
Neck