Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3834568 | SEMERGEN - Medicina de Familia | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Congenital neck masses are a challenge for general practitioners and specialists. Although some of them are diagnosed in utero, most of them remain silent until complications appear in the adult age. The anatomical location, consistency and age are determinants in guiding the possible diagnosis. A midline infrahyoid mass may be a thyroglossal cyst, however a lateral neck mass is more possible to result in a brachial cyst. Complementary imaging studies are essential such as pathological tests like needle aspiration fine needle aspiration (FNA).
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Authors
F. Muñoz-Proto, P. SarrÃa-Echegaray, M.P. Epprecht-González, J. Alba-Mesquida,