An unusual neck lump

Oropharyngeal penetration and migration of ingested bodies into the neck is extremely rare. This is a case report of a 2-year-old boy who presented with a submental lump 1 day after swallowing a fish bone. The clinical, radiological, and intraoperative findings of the case are discussed. J Pediatr S...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 2000-07, Vol.35 (7), p.1132-1133
Hauptverfasser:	Goh, Yau H., Balakrishnan, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child, Preschool Foreign-Body Migration - diagnosis Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Male Medical sciences migration Neck neck lumps Oropharyngeal foreign body Oropharynx Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous) Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Oropharyngeal penetration and migration of ingested bodies into the neck is extremely rare. This is a case report of a 2-year-old boy who presented with a submental lump 1 day after swallowing a fish bone. The clinical, radiological, and intraoperative findings of the case are discussed. J Pediatr Surg 35:1132-1133. Copyright © 2000 by W.B. Saunders Company.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1053/jpsu.2000.7845