Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis in the neurological emergency unit, report of three cases and review of the literature
Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis (RCT) is a relatively benign condition of calcination of the longus colli muscle tendon of unknown origin, which causes severe acute neck pain. However, it is often not recognised, which leads to delayed diagnosis and unnecessary treatment.
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| description | Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis (RCT) is a relatively benign condition of calcination of the longus colli muscle tendon of unknown origin, which causes severe acute neck pain. However, it is often not recognised, which leads to delayed diagnosis and unnecessary treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b3ce883809241eaad154587272518e72023-12-18T12:45:41ZengSciendoRadiology and Oncology1581-32072023-11-0157443043510.2478/raon-2023-0045Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis in the neurological emergency unit, report of three cases and review of the literatureFilipovic Tatjana0Avsenik Jernej1Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology, Division of Neurology, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, SloveniaInstitute of Radiology, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, SloveniaRetropharyngeal calcific tendinitis (RCT) is a relatively benign condition of calcination of the longus colli muscle tendon of unknown origin, which causes severe acute neck pain. However, it is often not recognised, which leads to delayed diagnosis and unnecessary treatment.https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2023-0045retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis |
| spellingShingle | Filipovic Tatjana Avsenik Jernej Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis in the neurological emergency unit, report of three cases and review of the literature Radiology and Oncology retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis |
| title | Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis in the neurological emergency unit, report of three cases and review of the literature |
| title_full | Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis in the neurological emergency unit, report of three cases and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis in the neurological emergency unit, report of three cases and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis in the neurological emergency unit, report of three cases and review of the literature |
| title_short | Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis in the neurological emergency unit, report of three cases and review of the literature |
| title_sort | retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis in the neurological emergency unit report of three cases and review of the literature |
| topic | retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2023-0045 |
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