Preferred Label : nasopharyngeal soft-tissue sign;
Definition : Widening of the soft-tissue of the posterior nasopharyngeal wall on a lateral radiograph
of the skull. Originally ascribe to basal skull fracture, but may also represent prevertebral
abscess, cervical spine tumor, or normal variation in children.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35394;
Associated condition(s)
Widening of the soft-tissue of the posterior nasopharyngeal wall on a lateral radiograph
of the skull. Originally ascribe to basal skull fracture, but may also represent prevertebral
abscess, cervical spine tumor, or normal variation in children.
