# Be familiar with benign pediatric head and neck lesions! Image interpretation guides to overcome your weakness

**Authors:** Motoo Nakagawa, Wenya Zhao, Kumiko Nozawa, Noriko Aida, Norio Shiraki, Yuki Yasuda, Akio Hiwatashi

PMC · DOI: 10.1007/s11604-024-01697-y · Japanese Journal of Radiology · 2024-12-04

## TL;DR

This paper reviews imaging features of benign head and neck lesions in children to help with diagnosis and reduce anxiety.

## Contribution

The paper provides a pictorial guide with imaging features and pitfalls for benign pediatric head and neck lesions.

## Key findings

- The paper categorizes lesions into congenital, inflammatory, and neoplastic types.
- It offers practical tips to overcome anxiety in interpreting pediatric head and neck imaging.
- The review highlights key imaging features for accurate diagnosis of benign lesions.

## Abstract

Pediatric head and neck lesions include three main categories: congenital, inflammatory, and neoplastic. It is important for management to understand the imaging features. The purpose of this pictorial review is to demonstrate the imaging features of benign head and neck lesions of pediatric patients. To get tips on overcoming anxiety about this area, this article also presents pitfalls related to each of these diseases.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** benign head and neck lesions (MESH:D006258), inflammatory (MESH:D007249), neoplastic (MESH:D009369), anxiety (MESH:D001007)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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