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20 HOW TO TREAT: NECK LUMPS IN ADULTS
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PAGE 18 thyroid nodules are benign,
and less than 10% are malignant. 11,13
Patients typically present with a pain-
less, central neck mass. The preva-
lence of thyroid cancer is highest in
paediatric patients, patients over 70,
and those with a history of head and
neck irradiation. 12 ,14
Figure 3.
A ranula in the
floor of mouth.
(left)
Figure 4.
Infected
sebaceous
cyst of the left
lateral neck.
(bottom)
Neoplasms