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.
Boniello
Roberto
R
Department of Maxillo Facial Surgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy. dr.boniello@yahoo.it
Gasparini
Giulio
G
D'Amato
Giuseppe
G
Di Petrillo
Alessandro
A
Pelo
Sandro
S
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