A careful medical history can provide important clues to the diagnosis of a neck mass.1 The patient's age and the size and duration of the mass are the most significant predictors of neoplasia.1 The patient's age is most important, because the risk of malignancy becomes greater with increasing age.2
Shortness of breath is a common symptom. Some patients have troublesome dry cough and others may have pain in the chest. Tiredness, lethargy, listlessness and joint pains are common. Sarcoidosis may also cause fever and weight loss.
Introduction. Sarcoidosis is a rare condition that causes small patches of red and swollen tissue, called granulomas, to develop in the organs of the body. It most often affects the lungs and skin.Typical symptoms include tender, red bumps on the skin, shortness of breath and a persistent cough.t is thought that sarcoidosis happens because the immune system has gone into overdrive, where the body starts to attack its own tissues and organs. The resulting inflammation then causes granulomas to develop in the organs.