title: Temporomandibular joint metastasis from rectal carcinoma: CT findings before and after radiotherapy. A case report.
abstract: Metastatic disease to the masticator space and to the jaws is a rare event. About a dozen cases are reported in the current literature. We describe the imaging findings of a rectal adenocarcinoma metastatic to the temporomandibular joint before and after radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balestreri
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Canzonieri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Innocente
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cattelan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perin
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed