| Findings: CT scan of neck with pre- and post- intravenous contrast, and
with multiplanar reconstruction: 1. Abnormal fluid infiltration along bilateral neck, chiefly along
left posterior cervical space (red arrow in figure 2), with
adjacent bilateral subcutaneous fat stranding (yellow arrows in
figure 1 and 2), compatible with cellulitis.
Presence of mass effect of the lesion with vascular smooth
narrowing along left jugular vein (green arrow in figure 1),
suggesting vascular compression.
2. Focal fluid accumulation in midline retropharyngeal space
(blue arrows in figure 1, 2, and 3) with indentation of
posterior wall of airway from oropharyngeal region
to superior mediastinum, retropharyngeal abscess can not be
excluded. Impression:
1. Cellulitis along bilateral neck, suspicious retropharyngeal
abscess. |
080311 NECK CELLULITIS, SUSPICIOUS RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS
