Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Neck Mass:
• Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
• Branchial Cleft Anomalies
• Dermoid Cyst
• Teratoma
• Lymphatic Malformation
• Hemangioma
Inflammatory Lymphadenitis:
• Bacterial
• Viral
• Granulomatous Disease
• Tuberculosis
• Atypical Mycobacterium
• Actinomycosis
• Cat-Scratch
Inflammatory Sialadenitis:
• Parotid Salivary Gland
• Submandibular Salivary Gland
Primary Neoplasms:
• Lymphoma
• Thyroid Neoplasm
• Neoplasm of Salivary Glands
• Neurogenic Neoplasm
• Schwannoma
• Neuroblastoma
• Ganglioneuroma
• Paragangliomas - Carotid Body Tumors
Metastatic Neoplasms:
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Thyroid (Spread to Cervical Lymph Nodes)
• Melanoma
• Distant site (Stomach, etc.)
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