[Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint：report of one case and review of literatures].
Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a benign， proliferative disorder of synovium. It often affects the knee, and rarely occurs in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). This paper reported a 45-year-old male patient with PVNS of the TMJ, who was referred with a chief complaint of slowly growing and painless preauricular mass that was noticed about 1 year. Radical excision and follow-up were conducted, no recurrence and metastasis were noted.
Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University． Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province，China. E-mail:gaoqq2013@sina.com.
Qian-Qian
QQ
Gao
Yuan-Yong
YY
Feng
Ling-Xue
LX
Bu
Kai
K
Song
Xin
X
Dai
Wei
W
Shang
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*