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While most neck masses are benign, a significant number represent the outward manifestation of a cancer. Up to 12% of head and neck cancer patients present with a neck mass as their only sign. Indeed, in patients greater than 40 years of age, the majority of neck masses are malignant, and are usually a metastatic lymph node(s) from a squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Congenital neck masses predominate in the pediatric age group. Patients with AIDS may have a generalized, persistent lymphadenopathy but may also have a neoplasm related to their immune deficiency, such as Kaposi’s sarcoma or lymphoma.
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Hudkins, B.E. (1998). Neck Mass Evaluation. In: Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2945-0_97
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