Presentation
Neck pain
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
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Flowing ossifications as heterotopic ossification involving the anterior longitudinal ligament of four contiguous vertebral bodies are seen.
Case Discussion
Florid flowing ossification along the anterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical vertebral bodies compatible with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH).