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Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Alan Syed
Affiliation:
From the Division of Otorhinolaryngology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
C. A. Van Hasselt*
Affiliation:
From the Division of Otorhinolaryngology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
K. F To
Affiliation:
From the Department of Surgery and the Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
*
C. A. van Hasselt, Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Chief of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Fax: 6466312

Abstract

The first case of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint in a Chinese patient is reported. The dinicopathological features are described and the presentation as a parotid mass is emphasized. This rare tumour requires a high clinical suspicion for diagnosis. For removal, meticulous dissection of tumour and facial nerve is necessary.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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