Diffuse stylohyoid chain ossification.
Clinical symptoms of stylohyoid chain ossification vary from ear pain to dysphagia. It is usually diagnosed coincidentally. Localized ossification of the chain is common, whereas diffuse ossification is rare. Herein, a case with bilateral diffuse stylohyoid chain ossification diagnosed with computed tomography, which was performed in order to evaluate the patient's temporomandibular joint pain, a rare onset of this condition, is discussed.
Ramadan
Selma Uysal
SU
Department of Radiology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. uysalselma@yahoo.com
Gökharman
Dilek
D
Kaçar
Mahmut
M
Koşar
Uğur
U
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed