Annals of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ISSN 2835-7132) | Volume 3, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access DOI
Otouana Dzon HB*
Otouana Dzon HB1,4*, Ngouoni GC2,4, Diembi S3,4, Tsierie-Tsoba A2,4, Ondzotto GW2, Itiéré-Odzili AF2,4, Ondzotto G2,4
1ENT-CCF Department, Talangaï Referral Hospital, Congo
2ENT-CCF Department, University Hospital of Brazzaville, Congo
3ENT-CCF Department, Adolph Sicé General Hospital, Congo
4Marien Ngouabi University / Faculty of Health Sciences, Congo
*Correspondence to: Otouana Dzon HB
Fulltext PDFObjective: The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of benign neck tumors in adults.
Material and methods: This was a 5-year cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study in the ENT-CCF department of the Talangaï Referral Hospital in Brazzaville. Records of patients over 18 years of age with benign neck tumor with histological evidence were included. The parameters studied were epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical, and therapeutic. Data entry and analysis were done using Epi info version 15.5 software.
Results: out of a total of 156 ENT and cervicofacial tumors, benign cervical tumors represented 50.6% for a sex ratio of 0.1 in favor of women and an average age of 36 years ± 11.3. Cervical swelling was the main complaint and variable in location. In all cases, the morphological diagnosis was established by ultrasound of the neck, revealing that hyper-echoic swelling was the most common (82.2%), followed by hypo-echoic swelling (17.8%). These were the partial thyroidectomy was the most common cause (27.6%) and postoperative conditions were complicated by dysphonia (2.8%).
Conclusion: Benign neck tumors are common in adults in our practice. They are diverse in nature and hyper-echoic thyroid nodules come first. The treatment is surgical and histological analysis of the operative specimen remains mandatory.
Benign tumors; Neck; Adult
Otouana Dzon HB, Ngouoni GC, Diembi S, Tsierie-Tsoba A, Ondzotto GW, Itiéré-Odzili AF, et al. Epidemiology of Benign Neck Tumors in Adults: Experience of A Young Otorhinolaryngology Department at The Talangaï Referral Hospital in Brazzaville. Annal of Otol Head and Neck Surg. 2024;3(1):1-7.