title: Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint: a case report.
abstract: The eighth known case of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint is presented. Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a benign but locally destructive lesion of obscure cause. In the temporomandibular joint, this lesion is characterized by the insidious onset of a mildly symptomatic preauricular mass. The treatment of choice is complete excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Eye and Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Gallia
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed