title: [Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint with invasion of middle cranial fossa].
abstract: A 63-year-old man is presented in whom a tenosynovail giant-cell tumor destroyed the right temporomandibular joint and fossa and showed extensive intracranial growth. Because of uncharacteristic complaints, a symptomatic treatment was performed elsewhere. The lesion was finally resected under endotracheal anesthesia. After 20 months free of recurrence the patient's outcome is very satisfying. Differential diagnosis and therapy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stojadinovic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reinert
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wildförster
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jundt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Machtens
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019291:Skull Base / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Pigmentierte villonoduläre Synovitis des Kiefergelenks mit Einbruch in die mittlere Schädelgrube.