INTRODUCTION Eagle's syndrome is defined as elongation of the styloid process or the stylohyoid ligament mineralization complex which consist of styloid process, stylohyoid ligament and lesser horn of hyoid bone. It is a rare entity, is not commonly suspected in clinical practice. It is characterized by recurrent facial and throat pain, dysphagia, odynophagia, parapharingeal foreign body sensat...

To cite: Kouki S, Guerfel M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-200312 DESCRIPTION We report a case of an 84-year-old man who had completely recovered from Hodgkin’s disease and was consulting, after 2 years, for severe odynophagia. Clinical examination showed a left cervical mass associated with a bilateral filling tonsillar fossa. A relapse wi...

Styloid syndrome is a condition in which an elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament causes occasional pain in the neck, a feeling of a foreign body (in the pharynx?) or some other form of retromandibular-cervical pain. In adults the styloid process is approximately 25 mm long with a tip which is located between the external and internal carotid arteries, lateral to the pharyn...

Elongation of the styloid process or stylohyoid ligament calcification is a well recognized finding of dental prac-tice, and an incidence of 4 to 30 percent has been reported on radiographs. Rarely, complete mineralization of the stylohyoid ligament or elongation of styloid process has been associated with difficulties in intubation and significant clinical symptoms, which is termed Eagle's syn...

Eagle syndrome (ES) is a symptom complex including recurrent neck and throat pain, foreign body sensation in the throat and dysphagia as a result of the elongation of the styloid process or the mineralization of the stylohyoid ligament complex. The symptoms of ES may worsen with lateral rotation of the head and it may less commonly present with tinnitus, weakness on the tongue, altered speech, ...