title: Elongated and mineralized stylohyoid ligament complex: a proposed classification and report of a case of Eagle's syndrome.
abstract: A classification of the radiographic appearance of elongated and mineralized stylohyoid ligament complexes based on three types of complexes--Type I, elongated; Type II, pseudoarticulated; and Type III, segmented--is proposed. These types are further described by a pattern of calcification: calcified outline, partially calcified, nodular, and completely calcified. The classification is illustrated in a case of Eagle's syndrome in a 55-year-old Mexican-American man with symptoms of chronic otalgia and cephalgia. The surgical management and follow-up of this patient are discussed.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Langlais
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Van Dis
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology