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1. NECK LUMPS John Waldron
15 October 2008
2. Neck lumps - assumptions Reasonable experience
Concern about missing cancer/serious disease
Manage common conditions with confidence
Simple guidelines
Doctor Ive got a lump in my throat
4. Neck lumps History
Examination
Investigation
5. Neck lumps - history < 3 weeks
> 1cm progressive?
Dysphagia/voice change/ulceration/pain/odynophagia
Other lumps
B symptoms
Age
Smoking/Drinking
6. Neck lumps - examination Size > 1cm
General feel hard/fixed
Site midline/lateral/supraclavicular
7. Midline neck lumps Thyroid
Thyroglossal cyst
Lymph node
Dermoid
8. Lateral neck lumps Lymph node
Branchial cyst
Submandibular gland
Parotid
Glomus tumours
Carotid body tumours
9. Supraclavicular lumps Lymph nodes
Usually from below the clavicle
10. Investigation of neck lumps Examination of the mouth/neck/skin/scalp
FNA
?examination for other nodes
?examination of breast/abdomen
?CXR
11. Urgent referral Hard/fixed mass
Progressive increase in size > 3weeks
Associated Weight loss / dysphagia / voice change / other nodes
B symptoms
Anyone where your clinical suspicion is aroused
12. Globus pharyngeous lump in throat
feeling of something there
Phlegm/particle of food stuck there
uncomfortable
pressure on front of neck
13. Globus pharyngeous Symptoms improved by eating/drinking
No dysphagia
No weight loss
No odynophagia
No neck lumps
No significant voice change
No pain/otalgia
Usually midline
14. Urgent referral Dysphagia
Odynophagia
Weight loss
Neck lump
Unexplained pain/otalgia
3 week rule