Remaining ENT lectures Flashcards
Differential diagnosis of neck masses?
- Congenital
- Inflammatory
- Neoplastic
Explain the flow chart of what to do with masses with different categories suspected?
Neoplastic causes of neck masses?
- Metastatic: unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma
- Primary: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- Thyroid cancer
- Lymphoma
- Salivary
- Angioma
- Lipoma
- Carotid body tumor
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
Branchial cleft cysts represent what?
- Branchial cleft cysts represent the most common pediatric congenital neck mass
- The second branchial cleft cyst is the most common of all branchial cleft cysts
What is the second most common type of congenital pediatric neck mass? they occur where? Occasionally?
- Thyroglossal duct cysts are the second most common type of congenital pediatric neck mass.
- They most commonly occur in the midline and elevate with swallowing.
- Occasionally, they will swell after an upper respiratory infection, bringing them to clinical attention.
How do we remove a thyroglossal duct?
- Excision of the thyroglossal duct cyst is performed by removing all remnants of the cyst as well as the middle portion of the hyoid bone – the Sistrunk procedure.
- Because of it’s embryological origin, the thyroglossal duct cyst will often extend through the hyoid bone. Failure to resect the middle portion of the hyoid bone will often lead to re-occurrence.
What are some inflammatory neck masses?
• Cervical lymphadenopathy:
– Bacterial, Viral, and Granulomatous
- Scrofula
- Cat scratch
- Sarcoidosis
- Fungal
- Sialadenitis: parotid, submandibular
- Congenital cysts
Triangles of the neck?
Location of the Carotid sinus?
Lymph node levels of the neck?
Steps in diagnosing neck masses?
- History: – When did it develop? – Associated symptoms: swallow, voice, ear pain. – Personal habits: tobacco, alcohol – Previous history of irradiation or surgery.
- Physical exam: – Complete physical exam. Be very specific to describe location, consistency, and mobility. – Flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopy
Diagnosic tests to run to see neck masses?
- Fine needle aspiration
- CT neck with contrast
- MRI
- Ultrasound
Fine needle aspiration for neck masses?
- This has become standard
- Any neck mass that is not an obvious abscess
- Small gauge needle
- Theoretical concern of seeding the tumor is not a concern
CT for neck masses?
- When done with contrast allows evaluation for vascularity and relationship to vascular structures.
- Useful in evaluation of unknown primary.
- Pathologic node: lucent, >1.5 cm, loss of shape
- Avoid contrast with thyroid lesions
- Helpful to determine extent of lesion
MRI for neck masses?
- Similar information as CT
- Better for upper neck and skull base evaluation
Ultrasonography?
- Useful to determine cystic versus solid
- Useful for US guided FNA – Improves accuracy
Asymmetric neck mass on an adult?
• Any asymmetric neck mass in the adult must be considered malignant until proven otherwise.
How do we work up neck masses in the adult?
- Ipsilateral ear pain with normal otoscopy. Direct attention to tonsil, tongue base, supraglottis, and hypopharynx.
- Unilateral serous otitis media: must use fiberoptic scope to examine nasopharynx
Oral cancer makes up how much of head and neck cancer? Oral
- Oral cancer comprises 30% of all head and neck cancers and is the most common head and neck cancer.
- The oral cavity has the highest rate of second primaries.
- Signs and symptoms include nonhealing ulcers, denture difficulties, dysphagia, odynophagia, trismus, halitosis, numbness in the lower teeth.