title: Dysphagia due to cervical osteophytes.
abstract: A case of a 64-year-old man is presented with painless dysphagia and loud noise on swallowing due to large anterior cervical osteophytes demonstrated on plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging accompanied by a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Metropolitan Hospital, New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yutan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daras
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Koppel
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*