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ReviewPediatric radiology2026

Ultrasonography of palpable masses in the pediatric head and neck.

Georgios A Sideris, Madeline Stever, Mansha Khubchandani, Ziyu Xian, Michael J Callahan, Joseph Makris

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Review in Pediatric radiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Georgios A SiderisBaystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA, 01107, USA. siderismd@gmail.com.
Madeline SteverBaystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA, 01107, USA.
Mansha KhubchandaniBaystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA, 01107, USA.
Ziyu XianBaystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA, 01107, USA.
Michael J CallahanBoston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Joseph MakrisBaystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA, 01107, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Palpable soft-tissue masses in the pediatric head and neck are common and encompass a broad differential that includes congenital, infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic processes. Owing to its ability to characterize lesion morphology, vascularity, and internal architecture without ionizing radiation, ultrasonography (US) remains the primary imaging modality for initial evaluation. This review focuses on pediatric head and neck masses, emphasizing practical US-based assessment and differential diagnosis. Entities discussed include common congenital lesions such as dermoid cysts, thyroglossal duct cysts, and branchial cleft anomalies, salivary gland abnormalities (including sialadenitis, sialolithiasis, ranulas, and salivary tumors), thymic lesions (such as ectopic thymus and thymic cysts), and thyroid abnormalities (including ectopic thyroid tissue, thyroid nodules, and thyroid malignancy).

Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansInfantUltrasonographyBranchial cleft anomaliesChildDermoid cystSalivary glandThymusThyroidUltrasonography

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PMID41649533

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