Ultrasound, CT, and MRI put to the test for identifying childhood neck lumps

NCT ID NCT07734805

Diagnosis Sponsor: Sohag University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study investigates how well different imaging methods—ultrasound, CT, and MRI—can identify the cause of neck swellings in children. Researchers will compare imaging results with the final diagnosis from biopsy, lab tests, or follow-up. The goal is to see if imaging can reliably diagnose conditions like cysts, infections, or tumors without surgery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could help doctors diagnose pediatric neck swellings more accurately using imaging alone, reducing the need for invasive biopsies.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study. Imaging may not always match the final diagnosis, and results may not apply to all types of neck swellings.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 50 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2026

Expected to finish

Feb 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Pediatric patients referred from pediatrics, ENT, surgery, oncology or emergency departments for radiological evaluation of a neck swelling/mass

Ages

1 month to 16 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Pediatric patients referred from pediatrics, ENT, surgery, oncology or emergency departments for radiological evaluation of a neck swelling/mass Exclusion Criteria: * Previous surgery (post operative patients). * Contraindications to intravenous contrast administration when contrast enhanced studies are required (e.g. history of severe contrast allergy). * Contraindication to MRI (e.g., severe claustrophobia non-manageable by sedation).

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Branchial Cleft Anomalies Branchioma capillary hemangioma capillary infantile hemangioma cystic hygroma extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma familial thyroglossal duct cyst hemangioma lipoma lymphadenitis myxoid chondrosarcoma rhabdomyosarcoma second branchial cleft anomaly thyroglossal duct cyst

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Branchial cleft anomalies Cystic hygroma (macro-cystic lymphatic malformation) Hemangiomas of infancy Lipoma Lymphadenitis Myxoid chondrosarcoma Neck abscess Rhabdomyosarcoma Thyroglossal duct cysts

Ultrasound, CT, and MRI put to the test for identifying childhood neck lumps

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