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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Computerized medical imaging and graphics Jg. 13; H. 2; S. 161
Hauptverfasser: McLaughlin, M G, Swayne, L C, Caruana, V
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States 01.03.1989
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Denture, Complete, Lower
Female
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Hypopharynx
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
ISSN:0895-6111
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Zusammenfassung: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.
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ISSN:0895-6111
DOI:10.1016/0895-6111(89)90192-4