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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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
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