Looking in the mirror every day, you can often notice whether your neck is abnormal, or when you wash your face and take a shower, you can find out if there is any abnormality by pressing your neck! When a neck mass is found, people who are highly vigilant often worry that the neck mass may become malignant in addition to seeking medical help. On the other hand, some people don't know the importance of neck mass, but they don't accept further diagnosis and treatment. According to the four characteristics of the neck mass, Chen Mingxi, the attending physician of the Department of Otolaryngology of Guotai General Hospital, pointed out that the neck mass can actually be said to be a manifestation of a disease and represents one of the manifestations of a certain disease. It can be divided into four categories: congenital neck tumor, inflammatory change, benign tumor and malignant tumor. But how to classify unknown cervical masses into which category? It can be distinguished from the following simple features: 1. Age: Generally, the neck mass of adults should first consider the tumor. On the contrary, in children and adolescents' neck masses, the most common problem is inflammatory diseases, followed by congenital masses, and neoplastic problems are rare. 2. Timeliness of mass occurrence: generally, it can be divided into the length of time when the mass in the neck occurs: the average time of inflammatory disease is 7 days, the average time of tumor disease is 7 months, and the average time of congenital mass in the neck is 7 years. 3. The nature of the mass: generally, if the diameter of the neck mass is greater than 2 cm, special attention should be paid; If it exceeds 3 cm, it is highly suspected that it is malignant metastasis. If the diameter is large, the hardness is high (hard), it can't move (inelastic), it doesn't hurt when pressed, and it is getting bigger gradually, then the probability of malignant transformation of this neck mass is relatively high. 4. Location of mass: Congenital hyoid cyst and thyroid benign and malignant tumor are common in the middle of neck; The left and right sides of the neck can be divided into three parts from top to bottom. Upper 1/3 tumor may be benign and malignant tumor of salivary gland, lymphadenitis and metastatic cancer of head and neck. In the middle third of the tumors, there may be benign neurogenic tumors, benign vascular tumors and head and neck cancer metastases; In the lower third of the neck and the posterior neck, besides metastatic cancer in other areas below the neck, lymphadenopathy and inflammation caused by tuberculosis infection in the lung and outside the lung are also common in this area. Unexplained neck masses need to consult a specialist, because there are many reasons for the formation of neck masses, and it is not easy for doctors to diagnose neck tumors. If an unexplained neck mass is found, Dr. Chen Mingxi suggested that an otolaryngologist who is good at head and neck anatomy should be consulted immediately for diagnosis and treatment, so as to get the most appropriate treatment after correct diagnosis and protect health. Subscribe to the health Aloha audio-visual channel, read health knowledge more easily, and pay attention to your health every day! Line @ ID: @:/cancer/article/28194/There are four types of neck mass keywords: neck, tumor, mass, otolaryngology department of Chen Guotai General Hospital.