'Pseudotumors' of the clavicle subsequent to radical neck dissection.
The authors describe a rare complication of radical neck dissection, a 'pseudotumor' with fracture of the medial portion of the clavicle. Out of 899 radical neck procedures carried out in the ENT Department of Florence University, there were four such cases.
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000175:diagnosis