Ultrasonographic Study Of Cervical Lymph Nodes

Introduction: Cervical lymph nodes are common in patients with head and neck lumps. Cervical lymph nodes are common sites of involvement in lymphoma; tuberculous lymphadenitis; and other benign & malignant conditions of head and neck region. Sonography is a useful imaging tool in the assessment of cervical lymph nodes, which aids in the assessment of patient prognosis and helps in planning treatment.Aims & Objective: Aim of this study is to use non-ionising radio-imaging technique (US) to differentiate among various type of cervical lymph node pathologies.Material & Methods: This study was carried out in eighty patients (44 male, 36 females) of different age group, who attended daily Out Patient Department (OPD) of TeerthankarMahaveer Medical College, Moradabad. Subjects were selected using convenience sampling. Thorough physical examination of neck region was done and then the ultrasonography of cervical neck lumps was done by using ultrasound system present in Department of Radiology, TMMC&RC, Moradabad.Results: 10 cases of cervical adenopathy were diagnosed (five males & five females, having mostly tubercular, metastatic and lymphoma nodes with their special ultrasonographic appearances. A classical finding was that necrosis was present in 100% of cases.Conclusion: Ultrasound is a useful radio-imaging technique in assessment of cervical lymph nodes. Ultrasound is easily available less ionizing and having sensitivity of 95% approximately in cervical lumps diagnosis