title: Migration of foreign body from postcricoid region to the subcutaneous tissue of the neck.
abstract: Migration of a foreign body from the hypopharynx to the subcutaneous tissue of the neck is a rare event. We report a case of a 48-year-old male who accidentally swallowed a fish bone which was not identified intraoperatively. The patient then presented with migration of the bone to the soft tissue of the neck. We conclude that careful assessment of the patient with a foreign body in the throat is crucial to avoid fatal complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohd Mokhtar
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shaariyah
authors.forename: Husain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salina
authors.forename: Banarsidas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dipak
authors.forename: Md Nasir Abd
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Majid
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones; D004435:Eating; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D017747:Seafood / Q000009:adverse effects*; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery