title: Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: Synovial Chondromatosis (SC) is a disease whose etiology is unknown, can be defined as a benign synovial process characterized by the formation of metaplastic cartilaginous nodes inside connective tissue of articular surfaces, is considered an active metaplastic phenomenon better than a neoplastic process; it presents a greater preference to affect women who constitute almost 70% of reported cases, the age range is wide and oscillates between 18-75 years (average 44.6 years). Between the main clinical findings are: pain, crackle, volume augmentation and a limited buccal opening. SC is an unusual state and the reports in the English literature are no more than 75 cases, only 66 of those where histologically verified, most of those were affecting great joints like hip, knee and shoulder, but if SC is not frequent in this sites, is even more infrequent on temporomandibular joint. The aim of this paper is to report a clinical case and at the same time to realize a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Master en Medicina Oral por la Universidad de Valencia, Coordinador de los departamentos de Patología y Diagnóstico de la Facultad de Estomatología de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potos. jfreyes@uaslp.mx
authors.forename: Juan Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Reyes Macías
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez Prieto
mesh_terms: D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery