Journal of Pediatric Health and Nutrition
Open Access
Internal Jugular Phlebectasia; A Challenging Neck Mass in Children
Oct 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2691-5014.jphn-24-5310
Gihad AlsaeedCorresponding author
Cystic neck masses are uncommon in children, and a minority of them are soft. Internal jugular vein phlebectasia (IJVP) is a rare cause of soft neck cysts. It presents usually as a unilateral soft neck mass of changing size. In most cases it is unilateral, right sided and predominantly in males. Ima…