Society guideline links: Neck mass

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Head and neck cancer".)

Canada

●Cancer Care Ontario (CCO): Guideline on systemic therapy in the curative treatment of head and neck squamous cell cancer (2022)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't order neck ultrasound to investigate odynophagia (discomfort or pain with swallowing) or globus sensation (updated 2021)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't perform open biopsy or excision of a neck mass without having first considered a fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy (updated 2021)

United States

●American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Guideline for the diagnosis and management of squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary in the head and neck (2020)

●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on neck mass/adenopathy (revised 2018)

●American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS): Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation of the neck mass in adults (2017)

Europe

●European Head and Neck Society (EHNS)–European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)–European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO): Clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx (2020)