Temporomandibular synovial chondromatosis with numerous nodules

Piero Cascone; Paolo Gennaro; Guido Gabriele; Glauco Chisci; Valeria Mitro; Francesca De Caris; Giorgio Iannetti

doi:10.1097/SCS.0000000000000667

Temporomandibular synovial chondromatosis with numerous nodules

J Craniofac Surg. 2014 May;25(3):1114-5. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000000667.

Authors

Piero Cascone¹, Paolo Gennaro, Guido Gabriele, Glauco Chisci, Valeria Mitro, Francesca De Caris, Giorgio Iannetti

Affiliation

¹ From the *Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Sapienza University of suggesting a related proliferant activity. Rome, Rome; and †Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.

PMID: 24739749
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000000667

Abstract

Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint is an uncommon disorder with an indolent clinical course and a slow progression. We report a rare case of unilateral early synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint with numerous nodules and discuss possible etiologies for the entity of loose bodies and the evolution of this disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthroscopy
Chondromatosis, Synovial / pathology*
Chondromatosis, Synovial / surgery
Humans
Joint Loose Bodies / pathology*
Joint Loose Bodies / surgery
Male
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / pathology*
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / surgery
Treatment Outcome