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! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''Branchial cleft cyst'''  
! colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''Branchial cleft cyst'''  
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! colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''Thyroglossal duct cyst'''
! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''Thyroglossal duct cyst'''
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! colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''Laryngocele'''  
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! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''Reactive viral lymphadenopathy'''
! colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''Reactive viral lymphadenopathy'''
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! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''Parasitic lymphadenopathy'''
!Toxoplasma gondii
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! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''primary thyroid tumor'''
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! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |'''Benign salivary gland neoplasm'''
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Differentiating neck masses from other Diseases

Differential diagnosis of neck masses include:

Category Diseases Etiology Benign Malignant Clinical manifestation Paraclinical findings Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings
Demography History Symptoms Signs Lab findings Histopathology Imaging
Mass Pain Dysphagia Mass exam Skin changes LAP Others
Congenital Branchial cleft cyst
Thyroglossal duct cyst
Hemangioma
Vascular malformations
Lymphatic malformations
Laryngocele
Ranula
Teratoma
Dermoid cyst
Thymic cyst
Category Diseases Etiology Benign Malignant Demography History Mass Pain Dysphagia Mass exam Skin changes LAP Others Lab findings Histopathology Imaging Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings
Inflammatory Reactive viral lymphadenopathy
HIV
Bacterial lymphadenopathy Tularemia
Brucellosis
Cat-scratch disease
Actinomycosis
Mycobacterial infections
Parasitic lymphadenopathy Toxoplasma gondii
Sarcoidosis
Castleman disease
Rosai-Dorfman disease
Kawasaki disease
Category Diseases Etiology Benign Malignant Demography History Mass Pain Dysphagia Mass exam Skin changes LAP Others Lab findings Histopathology Imaging Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings
Neoplasm primary thyroid tumor
Salivary gland neoplasm pleomorphic adenoma +
Warthin's tumor +
lymphoepithelioma +
oncocytoma +
monomorphic adenoma +
mucoepidermoid carcinoma +
adenoid cystic carcinoma +
adenocarcinoma +
salivary duct carcinoma +
squamous cell carcinoma +
Paraganglioma
Schwannoma
Lymphoma
Lipoma
Metastatic head and neck carcinoma
Category Diseases Etiology Benign Malignant Demography History Mass Pain Dysphagia Mass exam Skin changes LAP Others Lab findings Histopathology Imaging Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings

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