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Table 2 Etiological distribution according to age group

From: Paediatric neck masses at a University teaching hospital in northwestern Tanzania: a prospective analysis of 148 cases

 

Causes

Age group (in years)

Congenital (N/%)

Inflammatory (N/%)

Neoplastic (N/%)

Traumatic (N/%)

Other e.g. plunging ranula (N/%)

Total (N/%)

<1

7 (4.7)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0(0)

0 (0)

7 (4.7)

1-2

29 (19.6)

5 (3.4)

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

0 (0)

35 (23.6)

3-5

10 (6.8)

31 (20.9)

6 (4.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

47 (31.8)

6-8

5 (3.4)

24 (16.2)

7 (4.7)

2 (1.4)

1 (0.7)

39 (26.4)

9-10

6 (4.1)

5 (3.4)

8 (5.4)

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

20 (13.5)

Total

57 (38.5)

65 (43.9)

22 (12.9)

3 (2.1)

1(0.7)

148 (100)