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This chapter deals with congenital and acquired diseases of the neck. Median and lateral neck masses, branchial cysts, lymphangiomas, cystic hygromas, epidermoid cysts, thyroglossal fistulas/cysts, branchial arch/cleft remnants, congenital torticollis are congenital anomalies that need special diagnostic and therapeutic care. Lymph node enlargement, teratomas, cervical lymphadenitis, thyroid enlargement, hypo- hyperthyroidism as well as hyperparathyroidism are acquired diseases that require a different approach in children, which is described in this chapter.
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Minas, C. (2022). Neck. In: Zachariou, Z. (eds) Pediatric Surgery Digest. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80411-4_15
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