Abstract：
The differential diagnosis of a rapidly enlarging neck mass consists of many different benign ((haemorrhagic) cyst) and malignant (anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) and lymphoma) causes. ATC is a rare disease with a median survival of 6 months. As early diagnosis and management are key for fast-growing cancers, in our centre we have implemented a dedicated short-stay in-hospital fast-track diagnostic work-up for patients with a rapid growing mass in the neck. The goal of this track is to have a fast diagnostic and therapeutic plan for this disease. Based on three clinical cases we discuss our experience with this fast-track diagnostic work-up for rapidly growing mass in the neck and illustrate the additional value in this clinical entity.
摘要：
颈部肿块迅速扩大的鉴别诊断包括许多不同的良性（（出血性）囊肿）和恶性（间变性甲状腺癌（ATC）和淋巴瘤）原因。ATC是一种罕见的疾病，中位生存期为6个月。因为早期诊断和治疗是快速增长的癌症的关键，在我们的中心，我们为颈部肿块快速增长的患者实施了专门的短期住院快速诊断检查。这条赛道的目标是对这种疾病有一个快速的诊断和治疗计划。根据三个临床病例，我们讨论了这种快速诊断工作的经验，以快速增加颈部肿块，并说明了该临床实体的附加价值。
