Cervical Masses: Epidemiological, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects: 51 Cases

Cervical masses are defined as a set of benign or malignant neoformations developed in the neck, in its medial or lateral part, from the different anatomical structures that form the neck (vessels, nerves, lymph nodes, viscera, muscles). We conducted a descriptive retrospective study in the Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Department of Gabriel Touré University Hospital in Bamako from 2008 to 2017. We collected 51 cases with clinical, paraclinical, and treatment data. Females were the most represented (72.5%), the mean age was 48.5 years, and the range was from 6 to 86 years. 38 cases were cervical masses of the medial compartment, 13 cases were cervical masses of the lateral compartment. Thyroid gallbladder adenoma accounted for 30 cases, or 58.82%, followed by pleomorphic parotid adenoma with 10 cases, or 19.60%. Total thyroidectomy was the most commonly performed type of surgery with 22 cases or 43.14%, followed by total parotidectomy with 11 cases or 21.57%. All our patients treated with thyroidectomy received hormone replacement therapy. The outcome was good in 40 cases, or 78.43% with unilateral recurrent paralysis in 02 cases, 01 case of peripheral facial paralysis, 06 cases of facial paresis.