Bilateral sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy: a rare diagnostic dilemma

Authors

  • Sachin Goel Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ABVIMS and RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Neha Jain Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, New Delhi, India
  • Ekta Narang Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, New Delhi, India
  • Suparna Roy Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20202799

Keywords:

Bilateral, Sternocleidomastoid tumor, Torticollis, Neck mass in neonates, Benign neck tumors

Abstract

Sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy (STOI) is a common cause of neck mass in the neonatal period. However, STOIs presenting bilaterally is a rare finding in medical literature. We herein report an unusual case of a bilateral STOI in a five-week infant. The child was given physical therapy which consisted of active and passive physical exercises, warm compresses and massage. Within 10 weeks the swellings reduced considerably in size. Bilateral, firm masses are often confused with lymphadenopathy and are inadvertently treated with antibiotics. Hence, STOI should be kept as an important differential diagnosis for neck mass in the neonatal period.

Author Biographies

Sachin Goel, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ABVIMS and RML Hospital, New Delhi, India

Senior Resident, 

Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Neha Jain, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, New Delhi, India

Department of Otorhinolaryngology,

Assistant Professor

Ekta Narang, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, New Delhi, India

Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Assistant Professor

Suparna Roy, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, New Delhi, India

Deparntment of Otorhinolaryngology

Senior Resident

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2020-06-25

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