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Journal of Multidisciplinary
Dental Research

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Journal of Multidisciplinary Dental Research

DOI: 10.38138/JMDR/v8i2.22.42

Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 74-77

Review Article

Pediatric Head and Neck Malignancies

R Sowmya 1 , Sowndarya Gunasekaran​ ✉ 2 , D Vinola 3 , J Baby John 4 , Basil M Mathew 2 , Pradeep Daniel Gainneos 2

1 CRI, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), NH 47 Sankari Main Road, Ariyanoor, Salem, 636308, India
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, 636308, India
3 Professor and HOD, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), NH 47 Sankari Main Road, Ariyanoor, Salem, 636308, India
4 Professor and Dean, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, 636308, India

Corresponding author ✉: [email protected]

Received Date:19 September 2022, Accepted Date:25 November 2022, Published Date:28 December 2022

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Abstract

Head and neck masses represents a common clinical entity in pediatric age group. In general, these masses are classified in to developmental, inflammatory, or neoplastic. Having a working knowledge of these lesions in head and neck region & conducting a thorough history & physical examinations generally enable the clinician to simplify an appropriate workup and establish a diagnosis. The differential diagnosis is wide-ranging, and expeditiously distinguishing the benign from malignant masses is difficult for instituting a timely multidisciplinary approach to the management of malignancy. Malignancy of the head and neck account for approximately 5% of all childhood carcinomas. This review aims to discuss the most common head and neck malignancies in childhood. The evidence for the diagnosis and management of childhood, head and neck malignancy is summarized. The rarity of these tumors are inevitably results in a paucity of high-level evidence to guide the treatment.

Keywords: Children, Head and neck malignancy, Lymphoma, Malignancy, Rhabdomyosarcoma

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