Computed tomographic detection of a swallowed denture

A 89-year-old, nursing home female presented with a two-week history of drooling and a hard palpable mass in the region of the larynx. Initial fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed a hard pinkish-white mass which was felt to represent a tumor. Computed tomography demonstrated swallowed, impacted, complet...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Computerized medical imaging and graphics Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 161
Main Authors:	McLaughlin, M G, Swayne, L C, Caruana, V
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.03.1989
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Denture, Complete, Lower Female Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging Humans Hypopharynx Tomography, X-Ray Computed
ISSN:	0895-6111
Online Access:	Get more information
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	A 89-year-old, nursing home female presented with a two-week history of drooling and a hard palpable mass in the region of the larynx. Initial fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed a hard pinkish-white mass which was felt to represent a tumor. Computed tomography demonstrated swallowed, impacted, complete, mandibular denture. Radiologists should be aware of this problem, particularly in the elderly demented patient.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0895-6111
DOI:	10.1016/0895-6111(89)90192-4