Multiple cystic neck lesions (differential)

Last revised by Francis Deng ◉ on 27 Sep 2019

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Deng F, Knipe H, Multiple cystic neck lesions (differential). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1193

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1193

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/1193

rID:

1193

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 Sep 2019, Francis Deng ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Francis Deng had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

14 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck, Oncology

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

refs, oncology

Synonyms:

Cystic neck nodes (differential)
Cystic neck lesions (differential)
Cystic cervical lymphadenopathy (differential)

The differential diagnosis for multiple cystic neck lesions is different to that for a solitary cystic neck mass.

Differential diagnosis

Cystic neck lesions are seen in:

metastatic squamous cell carcinoma: older patient, M>F
metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma: usually a younger patient, F>M
tuberculosis: demographic will depend on country as will reflect migration history
treated lymphoma
suppurative nodes: bacterial - usually has prominent surrounding fat stranding