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10. Soft Tissue Calcifications Flashcards

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What are the 3 tissue types of disorganised heterotropic calcification?

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  1. Dystrophic
  2. Idiopathic
  3. Metastatic
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In which type of disorganised heterotropic calcification is serum calcium phosphate elevated?

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Metastatic heterotropic calcification
- due to systemic conditions

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What are some soft tissue calcifications of dystrophic type?

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  1. Tonsillolith
  2. Calcified carotid artery plaques
  3. Calcified lymph nodes
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What are some soft tissue calcifications of Idiopathic type?

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  1. Triticeous cartilage
  2. Phlebolith
  3. Sialoliths
  4. Rhinoliths & Antroliths
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What are some soft tissue calcifications of Metastatic type?

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Systemic conditions
E.g.
1. Hyper parathyroidism
2. Hypercalcemia
3. Renal failure

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What are some heterotropic ossifications of organised bone type?

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  1. Ossification of stylohyoid ligament
  2. Osteoma cutis
  3. Myositis ossificans
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What are the locations at which soft tissue calcifications should be looked out for?

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  1. Ramus
  2. Soft tissues of neck - ramus to hyoid
  3. Soft tissues of neck - below hyoid
  4. Sinus & Nasal cavity
  5. Cheek & lips
  6. Osteoma cutis
  7. Submandibular region
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What soft tissue calcifications are commonly found at the ramus?

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  1. Tonsilloliths
  2. Parotid gland sialoliths (super super rare)
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What soft tissue calcifications are commonly found at the neck area, below the hyoid?

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  1. Triticeous cartilage
  2. Thyroid cartilage
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What soft tissue calcifications are commonly found at the neck, from hyoid to ramus?

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  1. Ossified stylohyoid ligament
  2. Calcified atheromatous plaque
  3. Calcified lymph nodes
  4. Phleboliths
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What soft tissue calcifications are commonly found at the Sinus & Nasal cavity?

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Rhinoliths and Antroliths

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What soft tissue calcifications are commonly found at the cheek & lips?

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Osteoma cutis

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What soft tissue calcifications are commonly found at the Submandibular gland region?

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Submandibular gland sialoliths

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Which is the most common soft tissue calcification?

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Tonsilloliths

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How do tonsilloliths present on the radiograph?

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  • at ramus
  • small & clustered, ill defined, irregular
  • can be round or jagged
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How does the Tonsillolith come about?

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Accumulation of debris (bacteria, pus, epithelial cells, food) in the setting of inflammation within the tonsillar crypts
- serves as nidus of dystrophic calcification

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What is the most common sialolith? Why?

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Submandibular gland sialolith. (>85%)
- wharton’s duct is long & tortuous, travels against gravity
- saliva from SMG is also more viscous/mucus

18
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Meal time symptoms are a sign of what soft tissue calcification?

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Sialoliths
- increased discomfort arises when salivary flow is stimulated

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How do sialoliths present on radiograph?

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  1. Heavy chunck of calcification
    - smooth outline
    - ovoid or cylindrical
    - can be homogenously radiopaque or lamellated
    - near SMG usually
  2. Diffuse & disperse (sjogren’s syndrome) (dry eyes n dry mouth)
20
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What is Lithotripsy?

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  • use of shock waves to break up stone (b4 milking stone out), when stone is too big
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Where is the triticeous cartilage located?

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  • in the straight line, below end of hyoid bone and above thyroid cartilage
  • smooth, well defined, rounded radio-opacity ‘grain of wheat’
22
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What is Eagle’s syndrome?

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  • stylohyoid syndrome (calcification)
  • characterised by sharp pain at throat to neck, radiating through ear
  • esp when chewing, swallowing, speaking, yawning
23
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How does ossification of the stylohyoid ligament appear on radiographs?

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  • linear, straight ossification (w bone-like density)
  • extends from mastoid region towards hyoid bone

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