TY - JOUR
T1 - Synovial osteochondromatosis accompanying an ossified articular disk in the temporomandibular joint
T2 - A case report
AU - Shibuya, Tomoaki
AU - Kino, Koji
AU - Kitamura, Yuri
AU - Takahashi, Testu
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - A 51-year-old woman was referred for pain in the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the trismus. Conventional radiography showed a radiopaque area in the disk, which suggested calcification. At surgery, multiple, round-to-ovoid cartilagenous nodules were found in the joint cavity. Synovectomy and diskectomy were carried out via a pre-auricular incision to remove the nodules. Examination under light microscopy confirmed the diagnosis of synovial osteochondromatosis (SOC). The disk contained a large ossified mass. To our knowledge, this is the first reported example of SOC accompanied by ossification of a large part of the disk.
AB - A 51-year-old woman was referred for pain in the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the trismus. Conventional radiography showed a radiopaque area in the disk, which suggested calcification. At surgery, multiple, round-to-ovoid cartilagenous nodules were found in the joint cavity. Synovectomy and diskectomy were carried out via a pre-auricular incision to remove the nodules. Examination under light microscopy confirmed the diagnosis of synovial osteochondromatosis (SOC). The disk contained a large ossified mass. To our knowledge, this is the first reported example of SOC accompanied by ossification of a large part of the disk.
KW - Synovial osteochondromatosis
KW - Temporomandibular joint
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U2 - 10.1034/j.1600-0714.2003.00160.x
DO - 10.1034/j.1600-0714.2003.00160.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 12846792
AN - SCOPUS:0038033906
VL - 32
SP - 441
EP - 442
JO - Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
JF - Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
SN - 0904-2512
IS - 7
ER -
