A "hard" neck lump

Leong SC, Karkos PD
Correspondence: Mr Samuel Leong, samuelleong@tiscali.co.uk

ABSTRACT
We discuss a case of an asymptomatic cervical rib presenting as a hard neck lump in a 56-year-old woman. Cervical rib is a common condition associated with thoracic outlet syndrome. The diagnosis, investigation and management of this condition is an important differential diagnosis that an ENT surgeon should know in a patient presenting with a neck mass.

Keywords: cervical rib, neck lump, thoracic outlet syndrome
Singapore Med J 2009; 50(4): e141-e142