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Ultrasound evaluation of the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of the head and neck in young and middle-aged individuals
OBJECTIVE: To show the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of the head and neck, evaluating their number, shape, dimensions, hilum, and cortex, through the use of ultrasound examination of the neck. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 400 right and left lymph nodes in a group of 20 healthy young and...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5073388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777475 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2015.0002 |
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author | Ogassavara, Beatriz Tucunduva Neto, Raul Renato de Souza, Romeu Rodrigues Tucunduva, Maria José |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To show the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of the head and neck, evaluating their number, shape, dimensions, hilum, and cortex, through the use of ultrasound examination of the neck. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 400 right and left lymph nodes in a group of 20 healthy young and middle-aged individuals of both genders. RESULTS: In the ultrasound examination, we observed the following lymph nodes: mastoid; parotid (superficial, extraglandular, and intraglandular); submandibular (preglandular, retroglandular, and intracapsular); submental; and cervical (anterior and posterior). Although some individuals had up to seven lymph nodes in the same region, most had only two to three per region. The smallest lymph node diameter observed was 0.4 cm, and the largest was 2.7 cm. Most lymph nodes showed an elongated or oval shape. Most of the lymph node hila were echogenic, although a few were hyperechoic. However, the cortex was clearly hypoechoic in all of the lymph nodes evaluated. CONCLUSION: Ultrasound examination of healthy individuals allowed the characteristics of the lymph nodes of the head and neck to be observed clearly, which could provide a basis for the analysis of patients with diseases of these lymph nodes. |
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spelling | pubmed-50733882016-10-24 Ultrasound evaluation of the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of the head and neck in young and middle-aged individuals Ogassavara, Beatriz Tucunduva Neto, Raul Renato de Souza, Romeu Rodrigues Tucunduva, Maria José Radiol Bras Original Articles OBJECTIVE: To show the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of the head and neck, evaluating their number, shape, dimensions, hilum, and cortex, through the use of ultrasound examination of the neck. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 400 right and left lymph nodes in a group of 20 healthy young and middle-aged individuals of both genders. RESULTS: In the ultrasound examination, we observed the following lymph nodes: mastoid; parotid (superficial, extraglandular, and intraglandular); submandibular (preglandular, retroglandular, and intracapsular); submental; and cervical (anterior and posterior). Although some individuals had up to seven lymph nodes in the same region, most had only two to three per region. The smallest lymph node diameter observed was 0.4 cm, and the largest was 2.7 cm. Most lymph nodes showed an elongated or oval shape. Most of the lymph node hila were echogenic, although a few were hyperechoic. However, the cortex was clearly hypoechoic in all of the lymph nodes evaluated. CONCLUSION: Ultrasound examination of healthy individuals allowed the characteristics of the lymph nodes of the head and neck to be observed clearly, which could provide a basis for the analysis of patients with diseases of these lymph nodes. Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5073388/ /pubmed/27777475 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2015.0002 Text en © Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Ogassavara, Beatriz Tucunduva Neto, Raul Renato de Souza, Romeu Rodrigues Tucunduva, Maria José Ultrasound evaluation of the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of the head and neck in young and middle-aged individuals |
title | Ultrasound evaluation of the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of
the head and neck in young and middle-aged individuals |
title_full | Ultrasound evaluation of the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of
the head and neck in young and middle-aged individuals |
title_fullStr | Ultrasound evaluation of the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of
the head and neck in young and middle-aged individuals |
title_full_unstemmed | Ultrasound evaluation of the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of
the head and neck in young and middle-aged individuals |
title_short | Ultrasound evaluation of the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of
the head and neck in young and middle-aged individuals |
title_sort | ultrasound evaluation of the morphometric patterns of lymph nodes of
the head and neck in young and middle-aged individuals |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5073388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777475 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2015.0002 |
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