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Review
. 2021 Oct-Dec;18(4):205-209.
doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_134_20.

Paediatric neck masses in Zaria: A review of clinical profile and treatment outcome

Iliyasu Yunusa Shuaibu  1 , Tunde Talib Sholadoye  2 , Abdulrazak Ajiya  3 , Mohammed Aminu Usman  1 , Halima Oziohu Aliyu  4
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Review

Paediatric neck masses in Zaria: A review of clinical profile and treatment outcome

Iliyasu Yunusa Shuaibu et al. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2021 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Background: A neck mass is any abnormal lesion in the neck that can be seen, palpated, or identified on imaging. It is one of the most common reasons for presentation to the surgical clinics.

Aim: the aim is to analyse the clinical presentation and treatment outcome in children who were diagnosed and managed for neck masses in a tertiary centre in Northwestern Nigeria.

Materials and methods: The records of patients managed for neck masses over 7 years between January 2013 and December 2019 were reviewed. Demographic and clinical data were retrieved and analysed using Statistical Product and Service Solution version 23.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA).

Results: A total of 99 cases were reviewed and there were 52 (52.5%) males and 47 (47.5%) females with male-to-female ratio of 1.1:1, and mean age ± standard deviation of 4.4 ± 3.9 years, the primary complaints of all the patients were neck swellings. The anterior triangle was the most common region involved in 86 (86.9%) patients. The majority of the neck masses were congenital, accounting for 71 (71.8%) patients. Ultrasound scanning was the most commonly requested radiological investigation done in 87 (87.8%) patients.

.: Thyroglossal duct cyst was the most common paediatric neck mass seen in 41 (41.4%) patients. The majority of the patients 68 (68.7%) had an excisional biopsy of the lesion. Surgical site infection was the most common complication noted in 7.1% of the study population.

Conclusion: Most of the neck masses were congenital and were managed surgically. Prompt diagnosis with appropriate treatment may result in a good outcome.

Keywords: Children; Nigeria; neck masses; thyroglossal duct cyst.

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Figure 1
Etiology of neck masses
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Radiological investigation among the study population
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