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case_images: Diagnostic appearance : right laterocervical mass (black arrow) at clinical examination (a) and at CT cervical scan (b).
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case_images: Clinical examination revealed a mass of the right laterocervical that measured 11 cm in length, was firm in consistency, and mobile in relation to the superficial planes, without the tendency to spontaneous fistulation (Figure 1). Cervical CT revealed clusters of right lateral cervical adenopathies with no signs of compression of the aerodigestive tract (Figure 1).
case_images: Disorganization of lymph node architecture with images of emperipolesis (black arrow).
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case_images: Histology showed a disorganized lymph node architecture, with dilated sinuses containing numerous histiocytes that phagocytose lymphocytes and lymph node parenchyma marked by lymphocyte hyperplasia and images of emperipolesis (Figure 2).
case_images: Involution of the right laterocervical mass (black arrow) after one month of corticosteroid therapy.
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case_images: Evolution after 1 month of treatment was marked by involution of the cervical mass (Figure 3) and, in biological terms, normalization of the CBC and regression of the inflammatory syndrome (Table 1).