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Pediatric sonography of the neck should take place in a calm environment. Communication should be adapted to the particular needs of children and parents. It is useful to analyze pathologies in children on the basis of anatomical spaces and morphological (cystic, solid, vascular) components, including lymph node involvement. In particular, although some may also occur in adulthood, pediatric age-related pathologies such as embryological remnants and malformations should be considered, and individual findings may indicate a syndromic disease that may require further investigation.
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Infantile hemangioma of the parotid gland (MP4 11307 kb)
Cystic malformation of the first pharyngeal arch (MP4 12429 kb)
Cystic malformation of the first pharyngeal arch (MP4 27217 kb)
Median cervical cyst (MP4 8377 kb)
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Complete thyroid aplasia (MP4 9758 kb)
Colloid cyst (arrow) (MP4 24075 kb)
Ectopic thymus tissue (MP4 13805 kb)
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Reactive lymph node enlargement (MP4 3357 kb)
Pyogenic lymph node inflammation (MP4 7362 kb)
Peritonsillar abscess (MP4 9180 kb)
An inconspicuous palatine tonsil (MP4 7160 kb)
Atypical mycobacterial infection of a lymph node (MP4 8987 kb)
Fibromatosis colli (sternocleidomastoid muscle with fibromatosis) (MP4 11287 kb)
Fibromatosis colli (normal sternocleidomastoid muscle) (MP4 10343 kb)
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Weidemann, J., Engelcke, G.H.A. (2019). Pediatric Sonography of the Neck: Characteristic Findings. In: Welkoborsky, H., Jecker, P. (eds) Ultrasonography of the Head and Neck. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12641-4_9
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