Ultrasonography of Cervical Lymph Nodes

Jason M Wagner; Anthony M Alleman

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2019.01.005

Ultrasonography of Cervical Lymph Nodes

Radiol Clin North Am. 2019 May;57(3):485-500. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2019.01.005. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Authors

Jason M Wagner¹, Anthony M Alleman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine, P.O. Box 2690, Garrison Tower, Suite 4G4250, Oklahoma City, OK 73126, USA. Electronic address: jason-wagner@ouhsc.edu.
² Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine, P.O. Box 2690, Garrison Tower, Suite 4G4250, Oklahoma City, OK 73126, USA.

PMID: 30928073
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2019.01.005

Abstract

Ultrasonography is an excellent method for imaging evaluation of cervical lymph nodes. This article provides an image-rich review of the sonographic manifestations of diseases involving the cervical lymph nodes, with an emphasis on the expected anatomic distribution of diseases.

Keywords: Cervical lymph nodes; Neck mass; Papillary thyroid cancer; Squamous cell carcinoma; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Review
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology*
Humans
Image-Guided Biopsy
Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnostic imaging*
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary / pathology*
Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology*
Ultrasonography / methods*