Destruction of the glenoid joint fossa by a tenosynovial giant-cell tumour of the skull base: a case report.
A 63-year-old man is presented in whom a tenosynovial giant-cell tumour had destroyed the temporomandibular joint fossa and expanded intracranially. The lesion was not diagnosed for a period of at least two years. Treatment included wide resection including the surrounding bone, dura and condyle.
Stojadinovic
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Reinert
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Wildförster
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Jundt
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery