cervical lymphadenopathy
Last reviewed 07/2021
This may be the result of:
- lymphomata
- secondary tumour deposits from:
- squamous carcinoma and melanoma of the skin of neck, face, scalp and ear
- squamous carcinoma of the mouth and tongue
- squamous carcinoma of the nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx and paranasal sinuses
- adenocystic carcinoma of the major or accessory salivary glands
- papillary (and occasionally medullary) carcinomas of the thyroid
- local inflammatory lymphadenopathy:
- acute local infection e.g. from head or neck
- chronic infection e.g. tuberculosis
- generalised lymphadenopathy eg infectious nucleosis, HIV