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Inflammatory conditions such as the ones listed can cause regional lymphadenopathy. However, in an adult, Hayes Martin's dictum is good to keep in mind: An asymptomatic solitary lateral neck mass in an adult is metastatic disease until proven otherwise.
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Benign non-inflammatory neck masses include glandular (see submandibular salivary gland resection, thyroid cyst), vascular, neurogenic (see cervical mass at carotid bifurcation), skin and subcutaneous abnormalities or growths.
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The rule of 80s for solitary adult neck masses excluding thyroid is that 80% of them are malignant, and 80% of malignancies are metastatic. 80% of these come from a primary above the clavicle and 80% of them are squamous carcinoma.
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This page was last modified on 11/18/2000.
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