Chinmay Nagesh MBBS, MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Rahul Ganapati Hegde MBBS, MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Anagha Rajeev Joshi MD, MBBS, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Hardik Uresh Shah MBBS, MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Bhagya Sannananja MBBS, MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Suleman Adam Merchant MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

To review the normal appearance of cervical lymph nodes on CT & MRI with emphasis on morphology and size criteria. To describe the morphological characteristics and enumerate enhancement patterns in order to reach more specific diagnoses, a spectrum from the usual to rare. To enumerate patterns of involvement at various levels in the neck with differing pathologies. To discuss the possible mimics of cervical lymph nodes.  

Normal Cervical lymph nodes: appearance, size criteria & lymph node levels Pathological lymph nodes: Imaging characteristics by aetiology Infectious : Cervical adenitis, Tuberculosis, HIV related lymphoepithelial lesions. Auto-immune / Quasimalignant: Castleman's disease, Kikuchi's disease, Kimura's disease. Neoplastic: Primary: Head & neck lymphomas Metastatic: Squamous cell carcinomas of head & neck, Thyroid carcinomas Mimics of cervical lymphadenopathy: Carotid body tumor, ectopic thyroid, soft tissue tumors such as hemangiomas, nerve sheath tumors. Conclusion: Cervical lymph nodes, as else where in the body, need to be assesed in terms of morphology (including the presence of calcification & necrosis), margins, enhancment characteristics and patterns of involvment by level and laterality. 

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Nagesh, C, Hegde, R, Joshi, A, Shah, H, Sannananja, B, Merchant, S, The Spectrum of Cervical Lymphadenopathy: From Mundane to Macabre.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14017787.html