1. CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY IN CHILDHOOD EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT.
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Papadopouli, Evangelia, Michailidi, Eleni, Papadopoulou, Eleftheria, Paspalaki, Pinelopi, Vlahakis, Ioannis, and Kalmanti, Maria
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JUVENILE diseases , *ETIOLOGY of diseases , *PEDIATRIC surgery , *CYSTS (Pathology) , *BIOPSY - Abstract
Cervical lymphadenopathy (CL) is common in childhood. The aim of this study is to evaluate the etiology, follow-up, and treatment of persistent CL. The authors studied retrospectively 50 children with CL, hospitalized at the Department of Pediatrics and Pediatrics Surgery. Patients underwent ultrasonography. Thirty-six percent presented abnormal ultrasonographic image and underwent excisional biopsy. Biopsies revealed 4 thyroglossal cysts, 3 branchial cysts, 1 hemangioma, 2 sebaceous cysts, 1 dermoid cyst, 5 occurrences of tuberculosis lymphadenitis, 1 occurrence of Bartonella henselae lymphadenopathy, and 1 case of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In conclusion, CL is usually a benign finding; bacterial and viral infections are the most common causes. Ultrasonography help in etiology and follow-up of CL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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