Ultrasonographic examination of masses in the neck can be a valuable diagnostic aid. It has the advantages of being noninvasive, rapid, easily repeated, and relatively inexpensive. Ultrasound is also a particularly convenient means of localizing lesions for percutaneous biopsy and for serially monitoring the response of a lesion to therapy. As experience increases and equipment improves, ultrasound will gain an even greater role as a diagnostic aid. A case is reported in which a mucus-retention phenomenon was evaluated, managed, and followed with the aid of B-scan ultrasonographic and real-time imaging.
義也 東弘子 杉山陽子 佐藤一彦 石田Higashi YoshiyaSugiyama HirokoSato YokoKazuhiko Ishida
研司 吉葉稔 小林Kenji YoshibaMinoru Kobayashi