TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Neck Masses in Infants and Children A1 - Stringer, Charles E. A. A1 - Sabhaney, Vikram A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2020 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e AB - Neck masses are common in childhood, and although most are benign, malignancy must remain a primary consideration. Among patients referred to tertiary centers for surgical excision of a cervical lesion, 90% to 96% of lesions are benign and are predominantly congenital.1,2 While diagnosis is challenging, differentiating neck masses into inflammatory, congenital, or a neoplastic category is the first step toward diagnosis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166593865 ER -