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 Former CNN international correspondent Mike Chinoy likened it to the calcium deposit on the neck of Kim Il-sung; both were clearly visible despite official attempts to hide them. 
 This is merely a reporter's snide remark.  It is out of date and was never notable, as discussed above.  The comment about the growth on Kim's neck says more about the Western media than the DPRK regime.  It is normal that the North Koreans didn't include this growth in photos or statues:  the Americans have rarely depicted FDR in a wheelchair.  However, as Kim was known to press the flesh, and give "field guidance" down to his dying day, a lot of the population would have seen the growth, just as they would have seen the gigantic eyesore that this hotel was when in Pyongyang.