ANAMNESIS / SYMPTOMS:
A 48 year old patient suffers from a growing tumour on the right side of the neck. A very tender and reddened tumescence caudal of the parotid gland is visible on inspection.


FINDINGS:
On the longitudinal panorama ultrasound image pathological changes with hypo- and hyperechoic shares are visible in the area of the right neck. The sternocleidomastoid muscle is softened in its structure and disintegrates in the region of the caudal pole of the parotid gland into an echofree area. The total extent of the pathological findings is approximately 6,4 x 3,6 cm.


DIAGNOSIS:
The patient is suspected of having an abscess of the neck.