Evaluation of cervical lymphadenopathy in children: advantages and drawbacks of diagnostic methods.

Introduction: Cervical lymphadenopathy (LAP) in children is a common clinical diagnostic dilemma. The aim of our study was to analyse ultrasonography, fine needle aspiration biopsy, size and location on the neck to distinguish lymph nodes requiring excision from those that do not.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively studied 43 cervical lymph nodes that were excised from 43 children aged 0-16 years.