Three case reports of synovial chondromatosis of temporomandibular joint: histopathologic analyses of minute cartilaginous loose bodies from joint lavage fluid and comparison with phase II and III cases

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2012 Sep;70(9):2099-105. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.09.016. Epub 2011 Dec 16.

Authors

Toshinari Mikami¹, Tomoyuki Aomura, Akinori Ohira, Akiko Kumagai, Hideki Hoshi, Yasunori Takeda

Affiliation

¹ Division of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan. toshi_m@sea.plala.or.jp

PMID: 22177806
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.09.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cartilage / pathology*
Chondromatosis, Synovial / classification
Chondromatosis, Synovial / pathology*
Chondromatosis, Synovial / surgery
Electron Probe Microanalysis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Joint Dislocations / diagnosis
Joint Loose Bodies / pathology*
Joint Loose Bodies / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Middle Aged
Paracentesis / methods*
Range of Motion, Articular / physiology
Synovial Fluid
Synovial Membrane / pathology
Temporomandibular Joint Disc / pathology
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / pathology*
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / surgery
Therapeutic Irrigation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods