Computed tomographic detection of a swallowed denture |
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| Authors: | M G McLaughlin L C Swayne V Caruana |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ 07960. |
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| Abstract: | A 89-year-old, nursing home female presented with a two-week history of drooling and a hard palpable mass in the region of the larynx. Initial fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed a hard pinkish-white mass which was felt to represent a tumor. Computed tomography demonstrated swallowed, impacted, complete, mandibular denture. Radiologists should be aware of this problem, particularly in the elderly demented patient. |
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