Pediatric Cervical Hodgkin's Lymphoma Diagnosed by Ultrasound-guided Core Needle Biopsy

Publication date: Available online 6 October 2014 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound Author(s): Chi-Maw Lin , Che-Yi Lin Hodgkin's lymphoma is the most common pediatric head and neck malignancy, often presenting as cervical lymphadenopathies. Here, we report a case of a 12-year-old boy with a right painless neck mass for 2 weeks. Sonographic examination revealed ill-defined confluent lymphadenopathies over the right neck. We then applied ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy on the cervical mass under local anesthesia and achieved the final diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma, thus preventing the risks of open excisional biopsy.
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - Category: Radiology Source Type: research