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Neck mass
Acute
- Reactive lymphadenopathy- most common
- Viral URI
- EBV
- CMV
- Strep/staph
- HIV
- Toxoplasmosis
- Bartonella henselae- kitten or flea exposure
- Tuberculosis
- Descending infections from oral cavity
- Sialoadenitis (can also be chronic)
- Trauma-related
- Hematoma
- Pseudoaneurysm or AV fistula
Subacute (weeks to months)
- Cancer
- HPV-related squamous cell carcinoma
- Upper aerodigestive tract squamous cell carcinoma
- Metastatic disease
- Lymphoma
- Parotid tumors
- Systemic diseases
- Amyloidosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Sjögren syndrome
Chronic
- Thyroid nodules or cancer
- Goiters
- Graves' disease
- Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Iodine deficiency
- Lithium use
- Toxic multinodular
- Congenital cysts
- Branchial cleft cyst
- Thyroglossal duct cyst- 2nd most common benign neck mass
- Dermoid cyst
- Carotid body tumor
- Glomus jugulare or vagale tumor
- Laryngocele
- Lipoma/liposarcoma
- Parathyroid cysts or cancer
