Growing heterotopic calcification in the prevertebral space of a cervical spine as a late complication of irradiation: case report.
Heterotopic calcification following head and neck irradiation has rarely been reported. It usually develops as a late complication of radiotherapy in patients with malignancies, including breast cancer, lymphoma, and genitourinary malignancies. The occurrence of heterotopic calcification in the prevertebral space of the cervical spine has not been described as a late complication of irradiation. Here, we report a case of prevertebral heterotopic calcification in a patient with history of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for tonsil cancer 21 years ago.
Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul 133-792, Korea.
Jina
J
Park
Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul 133-792, Korea.
Seunghun
S
Lee
Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul 133-792, Korea.
Kyung Bin
KB
Joo
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
Calcification; Complications; Computed tomography; Radiotherapy