"Shotty Neck"

Greetings colleagues!

Can someone tell me what the finding of "Shotty neck" means in a physical examination?

Thanks in advance!!

Deborah
Did you Google it using quotation marks? I immediately found several references to it.

I did but the references only USE the term. Sadly, I did not find a definition or description from a quotable source.

You just need to learn how to google for better results. Try: definition of a shotty neck?I found several definitions.

Try this link:Let me google that for you

Quote from 2ndwindYou just need to learn how to google for better results. Try: definition of a shotty neck?I found several definitions.

Here you go...ConsistencyStony-hard nodes are typically a sign of cancer, usually metastatic. Very firm, rubbery nodes suggest lymphoma. Softer nodes are the result of infections or inflammatory conditions. Suppurant nodes may be fluctuant. The term "shotty" refers to small nodes that feel like buckshot under the skin, as found in the cervical nodes of children with viral illnesses.

LOL well I've been using google since long before the term "google it" or "googled"..and in fact have been doing internet research since the mid 90s. I don't post on here often because of other resources. I just really wanted to hear from colleagues who might actually have performed a physical assessment and noted the finding. The primary value of this forum for me is in the Colleagues who have first hand experience. Please don't assume that google suffices for all research needs.

Quote from RNOTODAYgeez , your going through all the typing to type all that, cant you just tell the op what it means? or is it that important to you that people know how to google correctly?

Hoping I am not going to off topic here. I don't know what happens to other people but this keeps happening to me. I google something and get links, I click on links and get more links. If someone gives instructions here how to better use google I am always reading with great interest.

Try this: Google scholar link.Google scholar provides links to peer reviewed and research articles on the subject in question. While you will not get a definition per se, you will get the context, recent findings, research, and pathophysiologic conditions that result in or are associated with shotty lymphadema. Hope this helps.

oramar: Im pretty sure it's a virus. my sister had it and her bf had to re-hard-drive her computer or something to fix it.

Quote from RNOTODAYgeez , your going through all the typing to type all that, cant you just tell the op what it means? or is it that important to you that people know how to google correctly?