Head and Neck
Activity
Large Group Session
Large Group Session
Introduction to Head and Neck Surgery: basic clinical exam; relevant anatomy. Review common clinical scenarios in head and neck surgery. Neck Mass. Thyroid Nodules.
Curriculum Block
Clerkship / Surgery Rotation
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
- Discuss the embryologic origin of these lesions (neck mass) and the anatomic implications to consider when resecting them.
- Describe the signs, symptoms & etiologies of inflammatory neck masses.
- Discuss Ludwig's angina and why it may be life-threatening.
- What is appropriate treatment for cervical adenitis?
- Describe the most common neoplastic neck masses and their origin.
- Discuss the role of fine-needle cytology, open biopsy, CT scan, MRI, thyroid scan, and nasopharyngeal endoscopy in the diagnostic work up of a neck mass.
- Discuss the evaluation and differential diagnosis of a patient with a thyroid nodule.
- Discuss the common thyroid malignancies, their cell of origin and their management. Which has the best prognosis? The worst?
- Which (common thyroid malignancies) are associated with MEN syndrome?
- Discuss the relationship of radiation exposure to thyroid malignancy.
- Which malignancies frequently metastasize to the neck?
- Discuss the common non-neoplastic thyroid diseases that could present as a mass.
- Discuss the symptoms associated with hyperthyroidism and discuss treatment options.
- Discuss diagnosis and management of thyroiditis.
Tags
AFMC National Clinical Skills
Head and Neck Examination
Basic Sciences
Anatomy
Curriculum Block
Clerkship
Surgery Rotation
Discipline
Surgery
MCC Presentations
Ear Pain
Neck Mass, Goiter, Thyroid Disease
Neck Pain
McMaster Program Competencies
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
MeSH
Head and Neck Neoplasms [C04.588.443]
Otoscopy [E01.370.382.637]
Thyroid Nodule [C04.588.322.894.800]
