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Callus originating in the laryngeal skeleton, presenting as a neck lump: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. Hermans*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
R. Sciot
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University Hospitals, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
P. Delaere
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospitals, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
B. Van Damme
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University Hospitals, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
A. L. Baert
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
*
R. Hermans, M.D., Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Fax: 32 16/34.37.69.

Abtract

We report on the case of a young woman, presenting with a left lateral neck lump, which turned out to be a bony callus originating from the thyroid cartilage; similar but smaller lesions were found on the same side in the hyoid and cricoid cartilages. The CT, MRI and pathological findings are described.

Type
Radiology in Focus
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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