Diagnostic Difficulties in Evaluation of Neck Masses - Idiopathic Lymph Node Infarction

Palpable neck masses are often the only signs of patients visiting their ENT specialists. Lymphadenopathy may be a primary or secondary manifestation of numerous benign and malignant disorders. The medical history, physical examination, imaging and pathological examination may help to set the approp...

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Published in:Journal of medicine and life 2018-10, Vol.11 (4), p.269-273
Main Authors: Subicz, Imre, Sztanó, Balázs, Krasznai, Géza, Vörös, András, Tiszlavicz, László, Borkó, Rezsö, Rovó, László
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biopsy
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Blood tests
Cellular biology
Cysts
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology
Hematology
Histology
Histopathology
Humans
Infarction
Lymph nodes
Lymph Nodes - pathology
Lymphadenopathy
Lymphadenopathy - diagnosis
Lymphadenopathy - pathology
Lymphatic Metastasis
Lymphatic system
Lymphoma
Male
Medical imaging
Middle Aged
Neck
Original
Pathology
Tumors
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Summary:Palpable neck masses are often the only signs of patients visiting their ENT specialists. Lymphadenopathy may be a primary or secondary manifestation of numerous benign and malignant disorders. The medical history, physical examination, imaging and pathological examination may help to set the appropriate diagnosis. Lymph node infarction is a very rare entity among the various pathologies involving the lymph nodes. We hereby present three cases, in which infarction was the only symptom, no associated condition occurred.
ISSN:1844-122X
1844-3117
DOI:10.25122/jml-2018-0047