title: Tumoral calcinosis of the temporomandibular joint region.
abstract: A rare case of tumoral calcinosis, discovered in the medial pterygoid muscle and around the temporomandibular joint on a routine panoramic radiograph is presented. CT was found to be ideal for the determination of the exact location of the calcifications. The differential diagnosis of tumoral calcinosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Medical University of Southern Africa, South Africa.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Noffke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raubenheimer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed