[Synovial cyst of the temporomandibular joint].
METHODS
A 30-year-old patient presented with a left painful pre-auricular tumefaction for one year. CT-scan suggested the diagnosis of temporomandibular synovial cyst or first branchial cleft cyst. This was confirmed by surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Temporomandibular synovial cysts are rare, the etiology is not documented. Revealing symptoms are those mentioned above. The common treatment is surgery.
Moatemri
R
R
Service de stomatologie et chirurgie maxillofaciale, CHU Sahloul, 4054 Sousse, Tunisie. moatemri_ramzi@yahoo.fr
Farroukh
O
O
Belajouza
H
H
Trabelsi
A
A
Ayache
A
A
Khochtali
H
H
Bakir
A
A
D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*