Swellings in the neck region are a common problem.

Although a
majority of them are due to benign conditions there is a rise in the
incidence of malignant neck swellings in the new age world.

With better understanding of the disease and with the advancement

of technology, newer diagnostics and treatment modalities are now
available There is scope for better survival and quality of life when
the lesions are caught early.
Neck swellings can be nodal (lymph nodes)/ non nodal; benign/ malignant

NODAL, BENIGN
1 .Infectious mononucleosis (viral infection)
2. Diptheria, actinomycosis (bacterial)
3. Toxoplasmosis, leishmaniasis (parasitic)
4. Histoplasmosis(fungal)
5. Tuberculosis,sarcoidosis,HIV (chronic)
NODAL, MALIGNANT
1. Primaries like Hodgkin’s and non hodgkins lymphoma, Leukemia
2. Metastatic from upper aerodigestive tract, Infraclavicular malignancy
3. Other draining sites like parotid, eye, scalp, skin, thyroid
Dr. K A Muqueet MS, FAIS
GENERAL AND LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEON,
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY, UDAI
OMNI HOSPITAL, Chapel Road, Hyderabad.