The migrating pharyngeal foreign body resulted in cervical mass: one case report.
- Author:
Xiaodan JIANG
;
Shenling LI
;
Xiaotian ZHANG
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Animals;
Contrast Media;
Deglutition;
Female;
Foreign Bodies;
diagnosis;
Granuloma;
diagnosis;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
pathology;
Pharynx;
pathology;
Seafood;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2015;29(7):668-668
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pharyngeal foreign body is a common disease. The diagnosis and treatment are easy. However, in a few cases, pharyngeal foreign bodies migrated to other part of body, which often causing missed diagnosis or misdiagnose to delaythe treatment, and even lead to fatal complications. Here we present a case report of a 52-year-old female patient.who was found to have cervical mass 20 days before. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showd a foreign body and foreign body granuloma on the left side of the neck. To look back on the history, the patient swallowed a fish bone in mistake one month ago.
