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Physiologic and pathologic calcifications and ossifications in the face and neck

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The aim was to give a systematic presentation of physiologic and pathologic calcifications and ossifications in the face and neck with a special emphasis on clinical relevance. In a sometimes subacute setting one should recognize specific calcifications which often lead to important diagnoses such as fungal sinusitis or sclerosing labyrinthitis. In a more chronic situation intraocular calcifications in small children are pathognomonic for retinoblastoma. Juxtatumoral sclerosis of the laryngeal cartilage in laryngopharyngeal carcinoma is usually caused by tumor infiltration of the cartilage resulting in a higher tumor stage and, this way, has a major impact on the therapeutical strategy. Calcified lymph nodes are mainly unspecific but can be the result of tuberculosis or metastases of thyroid cancer. Cross-sectional imaging methods, most of all computed tomography, are ideally suited to reveal head and neck calcifications and ossifications, especially those which are clinically relevant.

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  1. Diagnostische Radiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany

    M. Keberle

  2. DiagnoseZentrumUrania, Laurenzerberg 2, 1010, Wien, Austria

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Keberle, M., Robinson, S. Physiologic and pathologic calcifications and ossifications in the face and neck. Eur Radiol 17, 2103–2111 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-006-0525-6

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