HOW TO IDENTIFY CERVICAL TRAUMATIC NEUROMAS IN THE POST-OPERATIVE NECK DISSECTION: BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CERVICAL PLEXUS ULTRASOUND

Sistema FMUSP-HC: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) e Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSPMARCOS, Vincius nevesKULCSAR, Marco aurelio vamondesHOFF, Ana oliveiraCHAMMAS, Maria cristinaFREITAS, Ricardo miguel costa DE2022-10-262022-10-262022ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, v.48, n.9, p.1695-1710, 20220301-5629https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/49536traumatic neuromas (CTNs) are a non-neoplastic hyperplasia of damaged nerves and may be misinterpreted as metastatic lymph nodes during cervical ultrasound of patients with thyroid cancer after lateral neck dissection, resulting in unnecessary and painful fin-needle aspiration biopsy. The anatomy of the cervical plexus is challenging, and the correct identification and recognition of its neural roots and branches on ultrasound are key to the correct CTN diagnosis. This review outlines the US technique used to characterize CTNs in 10 standardized steps and describes the sonographic features of the cervical plexus, to assist the radiologist in the recognition of CTNs and their differentiation from lymph node metastases. (E-mail: viniciusnevesm@gmail. com) (c) 2022 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. All rights reserved.engrestrictedAccessKey WordsCervical plexusNeuromaUltrasoundPapillary thyroid cancervertebral arterynervelymphadenopathysonographycontinuityHOW TO IDENTIFY CERVICAL TRAUMATIC NEUROMAS IN THE POST-OPERATIVE NECK DISSECTION: BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CERVICAL PLEXUS ULTRASOUNDarticleCopyright ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.04.215AcousticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging1879-291X