US imaging of benign cystic neck masses

Neck cysts are sporadic findings in neck ultrasonography, sometimes manifest with swelling and sometimes as incidental findings. We present 35 patients with benign cysts detected by ultrasound, 20 female, 15 men, mean age 43 years (range 17 – 75). All patients had FNA with cytological analyses; in some cases PTH or Tg was determined. Results: Congenital branchiogenic cysts were diagnosed in seven patients (mean age 32 years) in the upper neck behind the mSCM, mean volume – 15.8 ml. Cysts of the thyreoglossus ducts in the submental region were found in nine patients (mean age 37 years), mean cystic volume 6.7 ml.…