A Case of Lingual Tonsil Lithiasis Suspected as a Foreign Body

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  • 異物を疑われた舌扁桃結石症例
  • イブツ オ ウタガワレタ ゼツ ヘントウ ケッセキ ショウレイ

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A 54-year-old woman complained of anterior neck pain. Computed tomography showed a calcification at the base of the tongue. Her symptoms had appeared just after a meal, so we suspected that the calcification was from a foreign body. Direct laryngoscopic extirpation was performed under general anesthesia. We diagnosed the condition as lingual tonsil lithiasis, because the calcified body was composed mostly of calcium phosphate.<br> The etiology of palatine and lingual tonsil lithiasis is discussed with reference to the literature.<br>

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