Imaging of cervical lymphadenopathy in children and young adults

Benjamin J. Ludwig; Jimmy Wang; Rohini N. Nadgir; Naoko Saito; Ilse Castro-Aragon; Osamu Sakai

doi:10.2214/AJR.12.8629

Imaging of cervical lymphadenopathy in children and young adults

Benjamin J. Ludwig, Jimmy Wang, Rohini N. Nadgir, Naoko Saito, Ilse Castro-Aragon, Osamu Sakai

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OBJECTIVE: This article describes the role of imaging in evaluating cervical lymphadenopathy in patients from birth to their mid-20s, illustrates imaging features of normal and abnormal lymph nodes, and highlights nodal imaging features and head and neck findings that assist in diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Cervical lymph node abnormalities are commonly encountered clinically and on imaging in children and young adults. Although imaging findings can lack specificity, nodal characteristics and associated head and neck imaging findings can assist in determining the underlying cause.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1105-1113
Number of pages	9
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	199
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.12.8629
State	Published - Nov 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cervical lymphadenopathy
Head and neck imaging
Head and neck infection
Head and neck malignancy
Lymph nodes
Pediatrics

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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