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case_images: Contrast-enhanced CT of the neck in the soft tissue window, showing axial (A) and sagittal (B) images, demonstrating a large retropharyngeal effusion without peripheral enhancement (black arrows).
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case_images: Further evaluation with CT of the neck revealed a moderate-sized retropharyngeal effusion and edema of the adjacent prevertebral soft tissues (Fig. 1).
case_images: Contrast-enhanced CT of the neck in the bone window, showing axial (A) and sagittal (B) images, highlighting calcification within the superior fibers of the left longus colli muscle tendon at the C1/C2 level (black arrows).
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case_images: Amorphous calcifications were also noted in the superior fibers of the left longus colli tendon at the C1-C2 level (Fig. 2).
case_images: Initial CT of the neck, showing axial (A) and sagittal (B) reformatted images, and repeat CT of the neck, showing axial (C) and sagittal (D) images performed 5 days later at the same level, demonstrating complete resolution of the retropharyngeal effusion (black arrows).
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case_images: A repeat CT of the soft tissues of the neck with contrast, performed five days later, showed near-complete resolution of the retropharyngeal effusion (Fig. 3), along with improvement in symptoms.