title: Ganglion cyst of the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ganglion cyst of the temporomandibular joint is a rare disease, which may arise from myxoid degeneration of the collagenous tissue of the temporomandibular joint capsule, without epithelial or endothelial lining. We report a case of cystic lesion in a 40-year-old female patient.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient had a left pre-auricular oval-shaped swelling without any articular symptoms. The pathological analysis after surgical removal allowed diagnosing the lesion as a ganglion cyst of the left temporomandibular joint.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We made a literature review and noted that this condition was predominant in female patients. We recommend using MRI for diagnostic purposes and surgery as the best therapeutic alternative.
authors.affiliation: Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Weihai municipal hospital, Weihai 264200, Shandong province, PR China. Electronic address: hankuen.wang@yahoo.com.cn.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Heng-Kun
authors.affiliation: Department of stomatology, Weihai women and children hospital, Weihai 264200, Shandong province, PR China.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yan-Ling
authors.affiliation: Department of oro-maxillofacial head and neck surgery, hospital of stomatology, Wuhan university, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wen-Feng
authors.affiliation: Department of oro-maxillofacial head and neck surgery, hospital of stomatology, Wuhan university, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhe
authors.affiliation: Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Weihai municipal hospital, Weihai 264200, Shandong province, PR China.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ren-Xin
authors.affiliation: Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Weihai municipal hospital, Weihai 264200, Shandong province, PR China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiao-Tao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Articulation temporomandibulaire; Ganglion cyst; Ganglion kystique; Temporomandibular joint