title: [A case of heterotopic ossification in the parapharyngeal region connected with the C2 vertebra in a 9-year-old girl].
abstract: A rare case of extraskeletal ossification in the parapharyngeal region related to C2 cervical vertebra was observed in a child, without any history of trauma, inflammation or endocrinological disease. One-step surgical intervention was carried out from the side of the neck and pharynx making possible complete removal of the lesion. The girl was admitted to the hospital with dysphagia and breathing difficulties increasing in the last 6 months. During that time the child was observed in laryngological hospital departments. After the operation Horner syndrome and hypoglossal paresis developed, but presently the child is without symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Neurochirurgii, Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki, Lodzi.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szymański
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Polis
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mikołajczyk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zakrzewski
mesh_terms: D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Przypadek kostnienia pozaszkieletowego okolicy przygardłowej zwiazanego z II kregiem szyjnym u dziewiecioletniej dziewczynki.