Neck Masses
Fortunately, most masses that occur in the neck are benign. A vast majority of neck masses are the result of a viral or bacterial infection in the mouth, throat, ear, or sinus.
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Finding a neck mass can be alarming, but most often
the condition is benign and is often treatable with antibiotic therapy. Every mass should be checked, however. Photo courtesy of: CATALOG.NUCLEUSINC.COM |
Our ENT physicians can perform a safe, relatively painless procedure called fine needle aspiration (FNA) here in our office to differentiate between benign and malignant neck masses. If a neck mass fails to regress following appropriate antibiotic therapy and FNA is suspicious for malignancy, we will perform an open lymph node biopsy in a hospital setting, under a brief general anesthetic.
