Familiar and Unfamiliar Pseudoneoplastic LESIONS of the head and neck

A number of lesions that occur in the head and neck may simulate malignancy if only a single perspective of radiographic or clinical or pathologic examination is used to assess the lesion. A multidisciplinary approach, in some situations, will be vital to integrating information that enables the correct assessment of the process. The purpose of this article is to provide a brief overview of a narrow set of challenging and unusual entities, some unique to the head and neck region. These entities may be encountered by a surgical pathology service in a variety of settings including at the time of intraoperative consultation.
Source: Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Source Type: research