Soft Tissue Calcification

Question 0

To localise soft tissue calcification what must you have?

Answer 0

2 views at 90 degrees to each other

Question 1

What percentage of DPT’s show soft tissue calcification?

Answer 1

4%

Question 2

What are the demographics of salivary gland calcification?

Answer 2

30-50 males 2:1

Question 3

What percentage of salivary stones appear in the different glands?

Answer 3

Parotid: 4-10%
Submandibular: 83-94%
Sublingual: 1-7%

Question 4

What percentage of of people have more than 1 stone?

Answer 4

20%

Question 5

How can salivary stones present?

Answer 5

Asymmptomatic

Symptomatic

Question 6

What features are associated with symptomatic salivary stones?

Answer 6

Meal time syndrome

Recurrent sialiadenitis

Question 7

Where do stones occur in the submandibular gland?

Answer 7

30% within gland
20% near the gland (proximal duct)
50% away from gland ( distal duct)

Question 8

What percentage of salivary stones are Radiopaque?

Answer 8

40% parotid gland

20% submandibular

Question 9

What is the first line investigation for salivary stones?

Answer 9

Ultrasound

Question 10

When would you do sialography?

Answer 10

When there is a stone or structure present

Question 11

Calcification within the lymph node is known as?

Answer 11

Tonsilith

Question 12

What is lymph node calcification associated with?

Answer 12

TB
Actinomycosis
Car scratch
Radiotherapy
Chronic tonsillitis

Question 13

What is the radiographic appearance of the lymph node calcification?

Answer 13

Less than 1.5cm
Irregular outline
Laminated in appearance

Question 14

Where do tonsiliths lie?

Answer 14

Overlying the Glossopharyngeal air space

Question 15

Where would you usually see carotid calcification?

Answer 15

Below the level of C3