title: Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the right temporomandibular joint with extension through the base of the skull into the middle cranial fossa is described. The patient initially had right-sided hearing loss. Physical examination revealed a mass in the right ear canal. Computerized axial tomography demonstrated a destructive lesion of the right temporomandibular joint, with extension into the middle cranial fossa. The surgical approach is discussed, and the 11 previously reported cases are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eisig
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Dorfman
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cusamano
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kantrowitz
mesh_terms: D004424:Ear Canal; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery