Neck Flashcards
Ddx for cystic lesion floor of mouth
Ranula (off midline)
Dermoid cyst (midline)
Thyroglossal duct cyst (midline, usu below hyoid)
Cystic mets (papillary thyroid and met SCC)
Ddx for cystic lesion at mandible
2nd branchial cleft cyst (children, young adults)
Cystic mets
Masticator/submandibular abscess
Lymphatic malformation
Locations of supraglottic laryngeal Ca
False cord, epiglottis, or aryepiglottic fold
Lower margin of supraglottis
Ventricle
Superior and inferior margins of subglottis
Superior - 1 cm below laryngeal ventricle
Inferior - inferior margin of cricoid
Where to look with history of hoarseness
1) Larynx (specifically glottic cancers)
2) Along course of recurrent laryngeal nerve (can look for ipsilateral findings of vocal cord paralysis)