Ultrasonographic findings of cervical lymph nodes

Chung, Seung Min; Chung, Seung Min

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Address for Correspondence:

Seung Min Chung ,Tel: 0536203136, Fax: 0000, Email: smchung@ynu.ac.kr

Received: 20 September 2023; Accepted: 26 October 2023. Published online: 26 October 2023.

ABSTRACT

Ultrasonography is an accurate and cost-effective diagnostic tool for cervical lymph node assessment. This article briefly reviews the key grayscale (size, shape, echogenicity, fatty hilum, and calcification) and color doppler ultrasound findings which can help distinguish benign and malignant lymph nodes.

Keywords: Cervical Lymph node; Benign; Malignant; Metastasis; Lymphoma