TMJ metastasis: a unusual case report.
The metastases to the TMJ from a primary lung tumour is a very rare occurrence. This case is unusual in several aspects, as the non-reducible dislocation of the TMJ was the first clinical manifestation of the tumour. CT staging showed that this secondary tumour in the condyle was the only bone metastasis.
Department of Maxillo Facial Surgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy. dr.boniello@yahoo.it
Roberto
R
Boniello
Giulio
G
Gasparini
Giuseppe
G
D'Amato
Alessandro
A
Di Petrillo
Sandro
S
Pelo
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed