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Not all that Glitters is Gold: An unusual presentation of an asymptomatic neck mass
Author(s) -
Nach Raphael,
Smith Lorraine M.,
Zandifar Hootan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.22256
Subject(s) - head and neck , presentation (obstetrics) , asymptomatic , medicine , neck mass , humanities , art , surgery
He was treated surgically and the mass was noted to be a piece of wood that had been there for 40 years. This case demonstrates a very late presentation of foreign body reaction to wood in the neck. Although the patient had an initial workup and exploratory surgery, the small wood chip was obviously missed. Furthermore, the CT scan did not show any characteristic findings that suggested the presence of a foreign body, such as a mass.