Severe calcified stylohyoid complex in twins: a case report.

Author: Jo Eun KIM ¹ ; Jung Hyun MIN ; Hae Rang PARK ; Bo Ram CHOI ; Jin Woo CHOI ; Kyung Hoe HUH
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1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. future3@snu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Elongated Styloid Process Syndrome; Radiography, Panoramic; Twins
MeSH: Humans; Ligaments; Ossification, Heterotopic; Radiography, Panoramic; Temporal Bone; Twins
From:Imaging Science in Dentistry 2012;42(2):95-97
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: The styloid process is a cylindrical, long cartilaginous bone located on the temporal bone. The calcified stylohyoid ligament and elongated styloid process can be identified radiographically, and they are associated with a number of syndromes and symptoms. The exact cause of the styloid process elongation due to calcification and subsequent ossification of ligament is unclear. This report presents a case of severely calcified stylohyoid ligament complex occurred in twins who have the same pattern of calcification.