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Anterior neck swelling

MedGen UID:
1052749
•Concept ID:
CN376689
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000176

Definition

Abormal enlargement of the front part of the neck owing to accumulation of fluid. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAnterior neck swelling

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Promising New Diagnostic and Treatment Modalities for Allergic Rhinitis: What's Coming Next?
Barrett TF, Roland LT
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2024 Apr;57(2):243-251. Epub 2023 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.08.008. PMID: 37722952
Eosinophilic hyperplastic lymphogranuloma: Clinical diagnosis and treatment experience of 41 cases.
Jiang Y, Hua Q, Ren J, Zeng F, Sheng J, Liao H, Zhang Z, Guan H
Am J Otolaryngol 2017 Sep-Oct;38(5):626-629. Epub 2017 Jul 12 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2017.07.007. PMID: 28729131
Acute adult supraglottitis: current management and treatment.
Al-Qudah M, Shetty S, Alomari M, Alqdah M
South Med J 2010 Aug;103(8):800-4. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181e538d8. PMID: 20622745

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of the Thyroid Gland in Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroglossal Cyst: A Case Report.
George P, Mani S, Telugu RB, Michael RC
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2020 Jul 31;58(227):497-500. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5027. PMID: 32827013Free PMC Article
Another cause of difficult airway in an elderly patient: Tongue-base abscess.
Binar M, Arslan F, Aydin U
Gerodontology 2018 Jun;35(2):155-158. doi: 10.1111/ger.12330. PMID: 29733530
Management of third branchial pouch anomalies - an evolution of a minimally invasive technique.
Wong PY, Moore A, Daya H
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Mar;78(3):493-8. Epub 2013 Dec 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.12.027. PMID: 24434129
Sarcoid reaction in thyroid diseases: report of a case of thyroid carcinoma demonstrating sarcoid reaction in regional lymph nodes.
Komatsu M, Itoh N, Yazawa M, Kobayashi S, Inoue K, Kuroda T
Endocr J 1997 Oct;44(5):697-700. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.44.697. PMID: 9466325
Thyroglossal duct remnants. Preoperative evaluation and management.
Radkowski D, Arnold J, Healy GB, McGill T, Treves ST, Paltiel H, Friedman EM
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991 Dec;117(12):1378-81. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1991.01870240070011. PMID: 1845265

Diagnosis

Management of the Thyroid Gland in Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroglossal Cyst: A Case Report.
George P, Mani S, Telugu RB, Michael RC
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2020 Jul 31;58(227):497-500. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5027. PMID: 32827013Free PMC Article
Calcitonin negative medullary thyroid cancer in ectopic thyroid tissue: a rare diagnosis in an unusual location.
Montgomery G, Collins L, Coghlin C, Ullah R
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Aug 18;13(8) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236865. PMID: 32816938Free PMC Article
Thyroid fibromatosis: A case report.
Mehdizadeh B, Gharib M
Endocr Regul 2020 Apr 1;54(2):133-136. doi: 10.2478/enr-2020-0016. PMID: 32597156
Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia of thyroid.
Iftikhar H, Awan MS, Ghaloo SK, Fatima S
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Aug 8;12(8) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225685. PMID: 31399413Free PMC Article
Thyroglossal duct remnants. Preoperative evaluation and management.
Radkowski D, Arnold J, Healy GB, McGill T, Treves ST, Paltiel H, Friedman EM
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991 Dec;117(12):1378-81. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1991.01870240070011. PMID: 1845265

Therapy

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma in children: A retrospective analysis of 125 pediatric cases from a single institution in India.
Thankamony P, Nirmal G, Chandar R, Nair AKR, Veeramoni Iyer Mriduladevi P
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021 Sep;68(9):e29076. Epub 2021 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29076. PMID: 33900677
Rare presentation of subglottic soft-tissue swelling following FOLFOX therapy in a patient with metastatic oesophageal cancer.
Yarrarapu SNS, Govero AB, Kukhon FR, Sanghavi DK
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Apr 13;14(4) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240938. PMID: 33849874Free PMC Article
A giant retrosternal goiter with severe tracheal compression and superior vena cava syndrome: an operative experience.
Irabor DO
Ethiop Med J 2003 Jan;41(1):63-8. PMID: 12765001
A case of tuberculosis of the thyroid gland.
Puri MM, Dougall P, Arora VK
Med J Malaysia 2002 Jun;57(2):237-9. PMID: 24326661
Hemophilus influenzae type B cellulitis in adults.
McDonnell WM, Roth MS, Sheagren JN
Am J Med 1986 Oct;81(4):709-12. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90563-2. PMID: 3766601

Prognosis

Thyroid tuberculosis mimicking multinodular goiter: a case report.
Kindie EA, Belachew TH, Habte LT, Abera SA, Dejen AM, Abebe SA, Molla YD
J Med Case Rep 2024 Jul 9;18(1):324. doi: 10.1186/s13256-024-04592-2. PMID: 38978087Free PMC Article
Differentiated thyroid carcinoma in children: A retrospective analysis of 125 pediatric cases from a single institution in India.
Thankamony P, Nirmal G, Chandar R, Nair AKR, Veeramoni Iyer Mriduladevi P
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021 Sep;68(9):e29076. Epub 2021 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29076. PMID: 33900677
Thyroglossal duct remnant carcinoma: beyond the Sistrunk procedure.
Carter Y, Yeutter N, Mazeh H
Surg Oncol 2014 Sep;23(3):161-6. Epub 2014 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2014.07.002. PMID: 25056924Free PMC Article
Management of third branchial pouch anomalies - an evolution of a minimally invasive technique.
Wong PY, Moore A, Daya H
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Mar;78(3):493-8. Epub 2013 Dec 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.12.027. PMID: 24434129
Sarcoid reaction in thyroid diseases: report of a case of thyroid carcinoma demonstrating sarcoid reaction in regional lymph nodes.
Komatsu M, Itoh N, Yazawa M, Kobayashi S, Inoue K, Kuroda T
Endocr J 1997 Oct;44(5):697-700. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.44.697. PMID: 9466325

Clinical prediction guides

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J Med Case Rep 2023 Apr 5;17(1):122. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03869-2. PMID: 37016396Free PMC Article
Differentiated thyroid carcinoma in children: A retrospective analysis of 125 pediatric cases from a single institution in India.
Thankamony P, Nirmal G, Chandar R, Nair AKR, Veeramoni Iyer Mriduladevi P
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021 Sep;68(9):e29076. Epub 2021 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29076. PMID: 33900677
Management outcome of thyroglossal cyst in a tertiary health center in Southwest Nigeria.
Ogunkeyede SA, Ogundoyin OO
Pan Afr Med J 2019;34:154. Epub 2019 Nov 20 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.154.18765. PMID: 32110270Free PMC Article
A case of tuberculosis of the thyroid gland.
Puri MM, Dougall P, Arora VK
Med J Malaysia 2002 Jun;57(2):237-9. PMID: 24326661

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