Adenoflemón cervical en la tercera edad. Presentación de un caso

a 70 year-old, black race, female patient, suffering from diabetes mellitus and hypertension attended to the consultation. the case was analyzed at "ernesto guevara de la serna" outpatient clinic in sandino, pinar del rio. a group of specialists assessed the case that presented a chart characterized by an increase of superficial volume in left lateral region of the neck, below the horizontal branch of the mandible to the level of sternocleidomastoid muscle, near and below outer ear and the parotid, around 5cm of diameter, movable, painful of smooth surface and renitent consistency, without changes in skin color. no other alterations were found at physical examination or ent specialist examination while imaging studies in the affected region were as well conducted, the case was assessed considering all these procedures to order medical treatment, clinical and imaging diagnosis established a cervical adenophlegmon. a fine needle aspiration biopsy was also performed. the authors presented the experience derived from the medical care of the case, which is not frequent in this age and reviewed the medical literature about the topic, with special emphasis on diagnosis and treatment.