Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a relatively rare disease, affecting the synovial-lined joints. PVNS was first fully described by Jaff in 1941, who considered it to be a benign inflammatory state of the synovium of an uncertain etiology Reports of this disease in the temporomanclibular joint (TMJ) are extremely rare. The authors report a case of a 38-year-old woman affected by pigmented villonodular synovitis of the TMJ. Clinical examination revealed the presence of a preauricular mass in the left side; a computed tomography scan showed a 3.0 x 2.0 cm preauricular mass in close continuity to the TMJ capsule. The purpose of this report is to describe the clinicopathological features of a case involving the TMJ. The previously reported cases in the literature are also reviewed.
Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint / Cascone, Piero; Claudio, Rinna; Ungari, Claudio; Giulio, Poladas; Filiaci, Fabio. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1049-2275. - 16:4(2005), pp. 712-716. [10.1097/01.scs.0000159085.67672.2d]
Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint
CASCONE, PIERO;UNGARI, Claudio;FILIACI, FABIO
2005
Abstract
Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a relatively rare disease, affecting the synovial-lined joints. PVNS was first fully described by Jaff in 1941, who considered it to be a benign inflammatory state of the synovium of an uncertain etiology Reports of this disease in the temporomanclibular joint (TMJ) are extremely rare. The authors report a case of a 38-year-old woman affected by pigmented villonodular synovitis of the TMJ. Clinical examination revealed the presence of a preauricular mass in the left side; a computed tomography scan showed a 3.0 x 2.0 cm preauricular mass in close continuity to the TMJ capsule. The purpose of this report is to describe the clinicopathological features of a case involving the TMJ. The previously reported cases in the literature are also reviewed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.