Non-thyroid Neoplastic Neck Swelling Clinical and Histopathological Evaluation

Authors

  • P Kumar Biswas Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • SMK Nahar Begum Consultant Histopathologist, Xylia Medicare, Rajshahi.

Keywords:

Neoplastic neck swelling

Abstract

With a view to cast a glance on pattern of non-thyroid neoplastic neck swelling a descriptive study was conducted among 54 cases irrespective of age and sex. It was observed that 85.2% non-thyroid neoplastic masses were malignant and of which 78.3% metastatic, and among them 80.6% were supraclavicular in origin. Among primary malignancy 90% were lymphomas and 37.5% of benign neoplasm were pleomorphic adenoma. Histopathologically 72.2% secondary tumours were squamous cell carcinoma.

doi: 10.3329/taj.v21i2.3796

TAJ 2008; 21(2): 152-154

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Non-thyroid Neoplastic Neck Swelling Clinical and Histopathological Evaluation. (2009). TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 21(2), 152-154. https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v21i2.3796

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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2008)

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Original Articles

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Non-thyroid Neoplastic Neck Swelling Clinical and Histopathological Evaluation. (2009). TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 21(2), 152-154. https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v21i2.3796