Calcific cervical lymphadenopathy (differential)

Calcific cervical lymphadenopathy is uncommon and has a limited differential diagnosis, including malignant and benign etiologies. The most frequent causes include :

• malignancies (more common)
  • metastatic thyroid carcinoma (most common; papillary or medullary types) 
  • metastatic adenocarcinoma, most commonly from breast or lung
  • metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
  • treated lymphoma
• benign conditions
  • tuberculosis
  • sarcoidosis
  • amyloidosis
  • Rosai-Dorfman disease

See also

• adult cervical lymphadenopathy (differential)
• cystic cervical lymphadenopathy (differential)
• cervical lymph node metastasis (radiologic criteria)
• cervical lymph node staging
• cervical lymph node groups
• cervical lymph node levels
• calcified mediastinal lymph nodes (differential)
• high attenuation lymphadenopathy

Siehe auch:

• verkalkte Lymphknoten