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Neck Edema

MedGen UID:
66012
•Concept ID:
C0240464
•
Finding

Definition

Swelling due to an accumulation of excessive fluid in the neck. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNeck Edema

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal diagnosis of a case of partial monosomy/monosomy 13 mosaicism: 46,XX,r(13)(p11q33)/45,XX,-13 suspected by nuchal fold translucency increasing.
Kataoka A, Hirakawa S, Iwamoto M, Sakumura Y, Yoshinaga R, Ohba T
Kurume Med J 2011;58(4):127-30. doi: 10.2739/kurumemedj.58.127. PMID: 23047142
Prenatal diagnosis of 48,XYY, +21 ascertained through ultrasound anomalies.
Gollop TR, Naccache NF, Auler-Bittencourt E, Hauschild D, Eigier A, Zveibil DK
Am J Med Genet 1991 Apr 1;39(1):76-7. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320390116. PMID: 1831009

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hodgkin Lymphoma-Associated Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Ni R, Amr M, Kalla A
Am J Case Rep 2021 Apr 10;22:e929437. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.929437. PMID: 33837173Free PMC Article
Functional and cosmetic outcomes of robot-assisted neck dissection by a postauricular facelift approach for head and neck cancer.
Ji YB, Song CM, Bang HS, Park HJ, Lee JY, Tae K
Oral Oncol 2017 Jul;70:51-57. Epub 2017 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.05.014. PMID: 28622891
Complications Related to the Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Use in Posterior Cervical Fusion.
Takahashi S, Buser Z, Cohen JR, Roe A, Myhre SL, Meisel HJ, Brodke DS, Yoon ST, Park JB, Wang JC, Youssef JA
Clin Spine Surg 2017 Nov;30(9):E1269-E1273. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000443. PMID: 27632774
Minimally invasive kidney transplantation: perioperative considerations and key 6-month outcomes.
Sood A, Ghosh P, Jeong W, Khanna S, Das J, Bhandari M, Kher V, Ahlawat R, Menon M
Transplantation 2015 Feb;99(2):316-23. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000590. PMID: 25606784
Preservation of the external jugular venous drainage system in neck dissection.
Chung MK, Choi J, Lee JK, Jeong JI, Lee WY, Jeong HS
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009 Dec;141(6):730-6. Epub 2009 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.08.031. PMID: 19932846

Diagnosis

Fever, Rash, and Cough in a 7-Year-Old Boy.
Luu LA, Makin TA, Borish L, Snavely EA, Meyer JS, Zlotoff BJ, Zeichner SL
Pediatrics 2023 Feb 1;151(2) doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-058194. PMID: 36601710
Hodgkin Lymphoma-Associated Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Ni R, Amr M, Kalla A
Am J Case Rep 2021 Apr 10;22:e929437. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.929437. PMID: 33837173Free PMC Article
Subphrenic abscess secondary to cervical abscess and fasciitis from dental focus: case report.
Petersen da Costa Ferreira C, Yumi Nakai M, Schmiele Namur C, Ribeiro Tenório L, Gonçalves AJ
J Med Case Rep 2019 Apr 28;13(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s13256-019-2036-5. PMID: 31029172Free PMC Article
An unusual case of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis presenting with retropharyngeal edema.
Hsu CH, Wu MY, Liu YC, Wong CS
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2016 Nov;133(5):355-356. Epub 2016 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.11.011. PMID: 27133291
Radiation-induced changes in the central nervous system and head and neck.
Rabin BM, Meyer JR, Berlin JW, Marymount MH, Palka PS, Russell EJ
Radiographics 1996 Sep;16(5):1055-72. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.16.5.8888390. PMID: 8888390

Therapy

Hodgkin Lymphoma-Associated Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Ni R, Amr M, Kalla A
Am J Case Rep 2021 Apr 10;22:e929437. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.929437. PMID: 33837173Free PMC Article
Combined use of radioiodine therapy and radiofrequency ablation in treating postsurgical thyroid remnant of differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
Long B, Li L, Yao L, Chen S, Yi H, Ye X, Xu D, Wu P
J Cancer Res Ther 2015 Nov;11 Suppl:C244-7. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.170530. PMID: 26612446
Minimally invasive kidney transplantation: perioperative considerations and key 6-month outcomes.
Sood A, Ghosh P, Jeong W, Khanna S, Das J, Bhandari M, Kher V, Ahlawat R, Menon M
Transplantation 2015 Feb;99(2):316-23. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000590. PMID: 25606784
Life-threatening airway obstruction due to upper airway edema and marked neck swelling after labor and delivery.
Ushiroda J, Inoue S, Egawa J, Kawano Y, Kawaguchi M, Furuya H
Braz J Anesthesiol 2013 Nov-Dec;63(6):508-10. Epub 2013 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2012.09.005. PMID: 24565350
Preservation of the external jugular venous drainage system in neck dissection.
Chung MK, Choi J, Lee JK, Jeong JI, Lee WY, Jeong HS
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009 Dec;141(6):730-6. Epub 2009 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.08.031. PMID: 19932846

Prognosis

Fever, Rash, and Cough in a 7-Year-Old Boy.
Luu LA, Makin TA, Borish L, Snavely EA, Meyer JS, Zlotoff BJ, Zeichner SL
Pediatrics 2023 Feb 1;151(2) doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-058194. PMID: 36601710
Hodgkin Lymphoma-Associated Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Ni R, Amr M, Kalla A
Am J Case Rep 2021 Apr 10;22:e929437. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.929437. PMID: 33837173Free PMC Article
Subphrenic abscess secondary to cervical abscess and fasciitis from dental focus: case report.
Petersen da Costa Ferreira C, Yumi Nakai M, Schmiele Namur C, Ribeiro Tenório L, Gonçalves AJ
J Med Case Rep 2019 Apr 28;13(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s13256-019-2036-5. PMID: 31029172Free PMC Article
An unusual case of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis presenting with retropharyngeal edema.
Hsu CH, Wu MY, Liu YC, Wong CS
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2016 Nov;133(5):355-356. Epub 2016 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.11.011. PMID: 27133291
Early rehabilitation of head-neck edema after curative surgery for orofacial tumors.
Piso DU, Eckardt A, Liebermann A, Gutenbrunner C, Schäfer P, Gehrke A
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2001 Apr;80(4):261-9. doi: 10.1097/00002060-200104000-00006. PMID: 11277132

Clinical prediction guides

Functional and cosmetic outcomes of robot-assisted neck dissection by a postauricular facelift approach for head and neck cancer.
Ji YB, Song CM, Bang HS, Park HJ, Lee JY, Tae K
Oral Oncol 2017 Jul;70:51-57. Epub 2017 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.05.014. PMID: 28622891
Complications Related to the Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Use in Posterior Cervical Fusion.
Takahashi S, Buser Z, Cohen JR, Roe A, Myhre SL, Meisel HJ, Brodke DS, Yoon ST, Park JB, Wang JC, Youssef JA
Clin Spine Surg 2017 Nov;30(9):E1269-E1273. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000443. PMID: 27632774
A Tunneled Subcricoid Approach for Anterior Cervical Spine Reoperation: Technical and Safety Results.
Winkler EA, Rowland NC, Yue JK, Birk H, Ozpinar A, Tay B, Ames CP, Mummaneni PV, El-Sayed IH
World Neurosurg 2016 Feb;86:328-35. Epub 2015 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.09.028. PMID: 26409079
Life-threatening airway obstruction due to upper airway edema and marked neck swelling after labor and delivery.
Ushiroda J, Inoue S, Egawa J, Kawano Y, Kawaguchi M, Furuya H
Braz J Anesthesiol 2013 Nov-Dec;63(6):508-10. Epub 2013 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2012.09.005. PMID: 24565350
Preservation of the external jugular venous drainage system in neck dissection.
Chung MK, Choi J, Lee JK, Jeong JI, Lee WY, Jeong HS
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009 Dec;141(6):730-6. Epub 2009 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.08.031. PMID: 19932846

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