{"id":994,"date":"2017-05-30T07:05:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T07:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/papergp.com\/?page_id=994"},"modified":"2023-01-24T11:25:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:25:26","slug":"neck-lumps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/ent\/neck-lumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Neck lumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-blue\">\n<h4><strong>Differential diagnosis<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Anterior triangle\n<ul>\n<li>LN &#8211; infection, lymphoma<\/li>\n<li>Branchial cyst<\/li>\n<li>Malignancy &#8211; others<\/li>\n<li>Saliva gland<\/li>\n<li>Parotid gland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Posterior triangle\n<ul>\n<li>LNs<\/li>\n<li>Cystic hygroma<\/li>\n<li>Cervical rib<\/li>\n<li>Branchial cyst<\/li>\n<li>Subclavian artery aneurysm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Midline\n<ul>\n<li>Thyroid<\/li>\n<li>Thyroglossal cyst &#8211; moves with tongue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-blue\">\n<h4><strong>Data gathering<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Red flags &#8211; weight loss, night sweats, lethargy<\/li>\n<li>Others &#8211; recent URTI, thyroid<\/li>\n<li>Examine &#8211; fixed, firm, tethered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-blue\">\n<h4><strong>Clinical management<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Investigations\n<ul>\n<li>Ultrasound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Explanation<\/li>\n<li>Treatment\n<ul>\n<li>Treat specific cause<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Followup \/ Safety-net\n<ul>\n<li>Review in 6 weeks if LN swelling not resolved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Differential diagnosis Anterior triangle LN &#8211; infection, lymphoma Branchial cyst Malignancy &#8211; others Saliva gland Parotid gland Posterior triangle LNs Cystic hygroma Cervical rib Branchial cyst Subclavian artery aneurysm Midline Thyroid Thyroglossal cyst &#8211; moves with tongue &nbsp; Data gathering Red flags &#8211; weight loss, night sweats, lethargy Others &#8211; recent URTI, thyroid Examine &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/ent\/neck-lumps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Neck lumps<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":346,"menu_order":142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-994","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=994"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1644,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994\/revisions\/1644"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/papergp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}