title: Three case reports of synovial chondromatosis of temporomandibular joint: histopathologic analyses of minute cartilaginous loose bodies from joint lavage fluid and comparison with phase II and III cases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan. toshi_m@sea.plala.or.jp
authors.forename: Toshinari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aomura
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumagai
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoshi
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D019152:Paracentesis / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D013582:Synovial Fluid; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D019224:Temporomandibular Joint Disc / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods