An unusual neck mass: Ingested chicken bone
Balkan Medical Journal, cilt.33, sa.6, ss.695-697, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.150779
- Dergi Adı: Balkan Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.695-697
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Neck mass, chicken bone, foreign body, odynophagia, dysphagia
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Foreign bodies in the upper aerodigestive tract are frequently seen in otolaryngological practice, but migration of an ingested foreign body to the neck is a very rare condition. Case Report: We present a 66-year-old woman admitted to our outpatient department with a painful neck mass. She had a history of emergency department admission 4 months prior with odynophagia after eating chicken meal. A physical examination revealed a painful and hyperemic mass on the left neck. Antibiotherapy did not relieve the patient’s symptoms and signs. A 3-cm linear foreign body was observed in X-ray and computed tomography scans. The symptoms of the patient were relieved after excision of the foreign body. Conclusion: Although it is a rare situation, migration of a foreign body ingested through the aerodigestive tract to the neck should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with neck masses.