Fifteen-minute consultation: The infant with a neck lump

Studying head and neck anatomy may be a distant memory and clinicians can struggle with how to approach neck lumps diagnostically. This article gives a brief guide to common (and rare but serious) causes of neck lumps in infancy, their identification and management.

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