Temporomandibular joint metastasis from rectal carcinoma: CT findings before and after radiotherapy. A case report.
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.
Balestreri
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Radiology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Canzonieri
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Innocente
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R
Cattelan
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A
Perin
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T
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