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Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Visualization in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Published on: June 9, 2023
[Clinical analysis of 817 cases of neck mass]
Xue Fang1, Xue-cai Yang, Wei Shang
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital to Qingdao University. Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China.E-mail:fangxue77@163.com.
Purpuse:
To investigate the distribution of non-thyroid and non-salivary gland neck lesions, in order to improve the diagnosis of cervical masses.
Methods:
Eight hundred and seventeen patients with neck mass treated in our department between 2000 and 2013 were collected for retrospective analysis.
Results:
There were 236 inflammatory masses, 276 congenital masses, 99 benign tumors, 80 primary malignant tumors and 126 metastatic malignant tumors, which accounted for 28.89%, 33.78%, 12.11%, 9.79% and 15.42%, respectively. The clinical characteristics were different among different lesions.
Conclusions:
Neck masses are in various forms. To understand the characteristics and patterns of onset, appropriate preoperative examination and multi-parameter comprehensive diagnosis is the key to improve diagnostic rate.
