Case Reports Forensic Pathology 2024 Exercise 6: A Unique Cause of Death: Eagle Syndrome

Authors

Sydney Graham, OMS-IV

University of Kansas School of Medicine

Kansas City, Kansas

Diane C. Peterson, MD

Joey Michalski, BS

Christine James, DO

Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office

Olathe, Kansas

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·       describe Eagle syndrome[AZ1] [SG2] ;

·       differentiate the types of Eagle syndrome;

·       identify stylohyoid process elongation on imaging;

·       explain the different proposed etiologies of Eagle syndrome;

·       choose the best imaging modality to diagnose Eagle syndrome; and

·       formulate a differential diagnosis of conditions that present with symptoms similar to Eagle syndrome.