A 58-year-old woman suffered from odynophagia with left shoulder pain 1 day after swallowing a piece of fish bone. Neck computed tomography (CT) revealed a linear calcific obstacle anterior to the C2 and C3 vertebral bodies, buried near the left transverse foramen and vertebral artery. Foreign body impaction in uncommon sites cannot be detected by a routine physical examination or plain radiography. In this case report, we discuss the value of using CT to diagnose foreign body impactions with atypical clinical presentation.