Pediatric Mass Lesions of the Head and Neck Region and Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Results

Autor: Erkan Eşki, Volkan Akdoğan, Seda Babakurban Türkoğlu, Muhammed Furkan Sökmen, Fatma Çaylaklı, Cem Özer, Emine Tuba Canpolat, İsmail Yılmaz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 54, Iss 1, Pp 29-34 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2667-7474
DOI: 10.5152/tao.2016.1371
Popis: Objective: 1. To provide a classification of pediatric mass of the head and neck region and evaluate their frequency. 2. To examine the findings of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in pediatric patients along with its contribution to diagnosis.Methods: Totally, 233 pediatric patients (125 boys and 108 girls) operated at Başkent University for head and neck mass were included. Clinical, radiological, and histopathological data were retrieved from medical records.Results: The mean age was 119±65 months, and the mean duration of follow-up was 75±49 months. Localization of the masses was as follows: 208 (89%) in the neck, 21 (9%) in the oral cavity, 2 (1%) in the neck and nasopharynx, and two (1%) in the larynx. The most common surgical procedure was open excisional biopsy (n=105, 45%) followed by cystic mass excision (n=72, 31%) and salivary gland excision (n=33, 14%). Based on histopathological findings, benign cystic lesions were the most common disease group (n=77, 33.1%), whereas reactive lymphadenopathy was the most common condition (n=36, 15%) when a single disease was considered. Infectious/inflammatory diseases, malignancies, and benign salivary gland diseases were present in 49 (21%), 24 (10.3%), and 22 (9.4%) patients, respectively. FNAB was performed in 29.8% of the patients with an accuracy of 90.3% (95% CI, 80.1–96.4).Conclusion: The differential diagnosis of head and neck masses during childhood includes a wide spectrum with the different conditions being benign cystic diseases of congenital origin and reactive lymphadenopathies. Owing to its high predictive value, FNAB represents a rapid and reliable method that can be commonly used in both adult and pediatric patients.
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