title: Temporomandibular synovial chondromatosis with numerous nodules.
abstract: Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint is an uncommon disorder with an indolent clinical course and a slow progression. We report a rare case of unilateral early synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint with numerous nodules and discuss possible etiologies for the entity of loose bodies and the evolution of this disease.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Sapienza University of suggesting a related proliferant activity. Rome, Rome; and †Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cascone
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gennaro
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gabriele
authors.forename: Glauco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chisci
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mitro
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Caris
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iannetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome