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Differentiating neck masses from other Diseases

Differential diagnosis of neck masses include:

Diseases	Etiology	Benign	Malignant	Clinical manifestation									Paraclinical findings			Gold standard diagnosis	Associated findings
				Demography	History	Symptoms			Signs				Lab findings	Histopathology	Imaging
						Mass	Pain		Mass exam	Skin changes	LAP	Others
Diseases	Etiology	Benign	Malignant	Demography	History	Mass	Pain		Mass exam	Skin changes	LAP	Others	Lab findings	Histopathology	Imaging	Gold standard diagnosis	Associated findings
Diseases	Etiology	Benign	Malignant	Demography	History	Mass	Pain	Nipple discharge	Mass exam	Skin changes	LAP	Others	Lab findings	Histopathology	Imaging	Gold standard diagnosis	Associated findings
Diseases	Etiology	Benign	Malignant	Demography	History	Mass	Pain	Nipple discharge	Mass exam	Skin changes	LAP	Others	Lab findings	Histopathology	Imaging	Gold standard diagnosis	Associated findings