Bookmarks
KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
Definitions
- Spinal accessory nodes, a.k.a. posterior triangle or posterior cervical space nodes
- Level IIB deep to sternocleidomastoid muscles (SCMs), posterior to jugular vein
- Also known as submuscular recess
- Levels VA & VB posterior to SCM
- Level IIB deep to sternocleidomastoid muscles (SCMs), posterior to jugular vein
- Spinal accessory nodes, a.k.a. posterior triangle or posterior cervical space nodes
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Freeman AM et al: Adenopathy. StatPearls, 2020
- Mayerhoefer ME et al: MRI and PET/MRI in hematologic malignancies. J Magn Reson Imaging. 51(5):1325-5, 2020
- Han F et al: Efficacy of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in cervical lymphadenopathy: A retrospective study of 6,695 cases. Eur Radiol. 28(5):1809-17, 2018
- Cunnane M et al: Level 5 lymphadenopathy warrants heightened suspicion for clinically significant pathology. Head Neck Pathol. 10(4):509-12, 2016
- Giacomini CP et al: Ultrasonographic evaluation of malignant and normal cervical lymph nodes. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 34(3):236-47, 2013
- Novoa E et al: Role of ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy in the assessment of head and neck lesions: a meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature. Head Neck. 34(10):1497-503, 2012
- Cronin CG et al: Clinical utility of PET/CT in lymphoma. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 194(1):W91-103, 2010
- Huang PC et al: Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy of cervical lymphadenopathy in patients with lymphoma: the clinical efficacy and factors associated with unsuccessful diagnosis. Ultrasound Med Biol. 36(9):1431-6, 2010
- Aiken AH et al: Imaging Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the head and neck. Radiol Clin North Am. 46(2):363-78, ix-x, 2008
- Podoloff DA et al: PET and PET/CT in management of the lymphomas. Radiol Clin North Am. 45(4):689-96, vii, 2007
- Sakai O et al: Lymph node pathology. Benign proliferative, lymphoma, and metastatic disease. Radiol Clin North Am. 38(5):979-98, x, 2000
- Som PM et al: Imaging-based nodal classification for evaluation of neck metastatic adenopathy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 174(3):837-44, 2000
- van den Brekel MW et al: Cervical lymph node metastasis: assessment of radiologic criteria. Radiology. 177(2):379-84, 1990
Related Anatomy
Loading...
Related Differential Diagnoses
Loading...
References
Tables
Tables
KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
Definitions
- Spinal accessory nodes, a.k.a. posterior triangle or posterior cervical space nodes
- Level IIB deep to sternocleidomastoid muscles (SCMs), posterior to jugular vein
- Also known as submuscular recess
- Levels VA & VB posterior to SCM
- Level IIB deep to sternocleidomastoid muscles (SCMs), posterior to jugular vein
- Spinal accessory nodes, a.k.a. posterior triangle or posterior cervical space nodes
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Freeman AM et al: Adenopathy. StatPearls, 2020
- Mayerhoefer ME et al: MRI and PET/MRI in hematologic malignancies. J Magn Reson Imaging. 51(5):1325-5, 2020
- Han F et al: Efficacy of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in cervical lymphadenopathy: A retrospective study of 6,695 cases. Eur Radiol. 28(5):1809-17, 2018
- Cunnane M et al: Level 5 lymphadenopathy warrants heightened suspicion for clinically significant pathology. Head Neck Pathol. 10(4):509-12, 2016
- Giacomini CP et al: Ultrasonographic evaluation of malignant and normal cervical lymph nodes. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 34(3):236-47, 2013
- Novoa E et al: Role of ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy in the assessment of head and neck lesions: a meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature. Head Neck. 34(10):1497-503, 2012
- Cronin CG et al: Clinical utility of PET/CT in lymphoma. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 194(1):W91-103, 2010
- Huang PC et al: Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy of cervical lymphadenopathy in patients with lymphoma: the clinical efficacy and factors associated with unsuccessful diagnosis. Ultrasound Med Biol. 36(9):1431-6, 2010
- Aiken AH et al: Imaging Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the head and neck. Radiol Clin North Am. 46(2):363-78, ix-x, 2008
- Podoloff DA et al: PET and PET/CT in management of the lymphomas. Radiol Clin North Am. 45(4):689-96, vii, 2007
- Sakai O et al: Lymph node pathology. Benign proliferative, lymphoma, and metastatic disease. Radiol Clin North Am. 38(5):979-98, x, 2000
- Som PM et al: Imaging-based nodal classification for evaluation of neck metastatic adenopathy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 174(3):837-44, 2000
- van den Brekel MW et al: Cervical lymph node metastasis: assessment of radiologic criteria. Radiology. 177(2):379-84, 1990
