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Sonography of soft tissue masses of the neck
Author(s) -
Gritzmann Norbert,
Hollerweger Alois,
Macheiner Peter,
Rettenbacher Thomas
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.10073
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue , radiology , lymph node , biopsy , echogenicity , lymph , head and neck , neck mass , ultrasonography , pathology , surgery
In many clinical conditions, high‐resolution sonography and color (power) Doppler sonography can be used as the first‐line modality for evaluating cervical soft tissue masses. Cervical cysts, lipomas, paragangliomas, neurogenic tumors, hemangiomas, and lymphangiomas often exhibit characteristic sonographic appearances. Sonography can be used for lymph node assessment, and most salivary gland diseases can be diagnosed sonographically. Sonography can be used to guide needle biopsy of soft tissue neoplasms and lymph nodes. In addition, the relationship between a cervical mass and the great vessels can be evaluated. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 30:356–373, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/jcu.10073