title: Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint: report of a case.
abstract: Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a benign reactive process of the synovial tissue, that usually involves the knee or other major joints. Reports of this entity in the temporomandibular joint are rare. The authors describe a case involving this joint, initially clinically diagnosed as a parotid tumour.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomic Pathology, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franchi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frosini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santoro
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology