Growing heterotopic calcification in the prevertebral space of a cervical spine as a late complication of irradiation: case report.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Jina Park, Seunghun Lee, Kyung Bin Joo
• Journal: Korean journal of radiology (Korean J Radiol) 2014 Jan-Feb Vol. 15 Issue 1 Pg. 140-4 ISSN: 2005-8330 [Electronic] Korea (South)
• PMID: 24497804 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Calcinosis (diagnostic imaging, etiology, pathology)
• Cervical Vertebrae (diagnostic imaging)
• Female
• Humans
• Ossification, Heterotopic (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
• Radiation Injuries (complications)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Tonsillar Neoplasms (radiotherapy)