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Axial contrast-enhanced CT. A 2 cm well-circumscribed, low attenuation mass (arrow) is present at the expected location (jugulodigastric (Level 2) lymph node or second branchial cleft cyst).
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A computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed a 2 cm mass in the left jugular digastric region (level 2) with peripheral enhancement (Figure 1).
Ultrasonogram of the largest lymph node at the site of cervical swelling. The lymph node was a solid mass measuring 2.6 x 3.1 cm.
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When ultrasonography indicated the mass was solid (Figure 2), the patient instead underwent an excisional biopsy.