Cervical mass in a 3-year-old child: raising awareness of an unusual diagnosis

A three-year-old boy was recently referred from another institution to our department for a left-sided cervical mass. The mass was incidentally discovered when the boy was 6 months old. The cervical mass had grown slowly and the boy was otherwise asymptomatic. He had no symptoms of fever, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, or recent weight changes, according to his parents. His past medical history was unremarkable and there was no reported recent radiation exposure or trauma. The child's mother had a full-term and uncomplicated pregnancy.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - October 18, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Chunyue Ma, Shuiting Fu, Junjian Jiang, Yue He Tags: Clinicopathologic Conference Source Type: research