Many patients clinically present to the hospital with neck masses. These can be classified as inflammatory. Cysts. Tumors are three types of masses, which require detailed laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis and treatment. If there is a swelling above the laryngeal node near the middle of the neck, and if it moves with swallowing, the cyst may be a thyroglossal cyst, which is a congenital disease and occurs mostly in adolescents. If the swelling is below the laryngeal node, it is considered to be of thyroid origin. Submandibular gland swellings are also common. If they appear bilaterally it is possible that the swelling is chronic lymphadenitis, unilaterally it is more likely to be a mixed tumor of the submandibular gland, and lymphatic tuberculosis cannot be excluded if the patient has a history of tuberculosis. Lymph nodes in the neck are abundant, and once multiple swollen lymph nodes appear it is important to pay attention to it. It is important to carefully examine these parts of the ear, nose and throat and exclude them to determine if the metastatic lymph nodes are due to malignant tumors. Multiple lymph nodes that are painful and swollen for a very short period of time, acute lymphadenitis is the most common. Swellings that appear in the lateral cervical region, unilateral and smooth, may also occur depending on age. If it occurs in young children and children, congenital lymphoedema, parotid cysts, need to be taken into account. If older, with a long history of disease, no pain, right and left movement up and down, neurogenic swelling in the neck is diagnosed. If it is below the earlobe. If the growth has been in the parotid area for many years, it is most often a mixed parotid tumor. In elderly people, it is important to be extra cautious about masses in the neck and to examine all organs in detail, including CT and MRI if necessary. Neck masses are very common and there are many different types of disease. The easiest and most convenient way to determine their nature is by puncture biopsy. If the diagnosis is still not made, an excisional biopsy of the local mass is required, and the clinician will choose the simplest and most effective means to confirm the diagnosis. In conclusion, although there are many neck masses, there is no need to be overly alarmed and one should build up a strong confidence together with the doctor and cooperate with the medical staff to overcome the disease.