pediatric neck mass

Question 1

majority of pediatric neck masses are benign or malignant

Answer 1

benign

Question 2

the msot common congenital lateral neck mass

Answer 2

type 2 branchial cleft cyst

Question 3

a cleft cyst present as a pit or mass near angle of mandible, can involve facial nerve

Answer 3

type 1 branchial cleft cyst

Question 4

female with a left sided neck mass who is not responding to I&D of neck abscess

Answer 4

type 3 branchial cyst

Question 5

most common cause for quick onset of lateral neck mass

Answer 5

acute viral lymphadenitis

Question 6

asymptomatic kid with a slowly growing neck mass

Answer 6

atypical mycobacterial infxn

Question 7

skin lesion at site of inoculation,body aches malaise, low grade fever; self-limited

Answer 7

cat scratch disease

Question 8

causative agent of cat scratch disease

Answer 8

bartonella henselae

Question 9

fever, rash, red tongue, moderately tender but not fluctuant lateral neck mass

Answer 9

kawasaki disease

Question 10

remnant of migratory path of thyroid from foramen cecum to its home in the neck

Answer 10

thyroglossal duct cyst

Question 11

the hyoid bone is an important thing to remove this cyst without risk of recurrence

Answer 11

thyroglossal duct cyst

Question 12

what type of cyst is similar to thyroglossal duct cyst

Answer 12

dermoid cyst

Question 13

bull frog appearance due to prolapse of salivary secretion

Answer 13

plunging ranula

Question 14

pseudocyst

Answer 14

plunging ranula

Question 15

most common pediatric neoplasm

Answer 15

hemangioma

Question 16

most common neck malignancy under 6 yo

Answer 16

neuroblastoma

Question 17

most common neck malignancy over 5 yo

Answer 17

lymphoma

Question 18

most common soft tissue malignancy in childhood

Answer 18

rhabdomyosarcoma