J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.
2008 May;30(3):292-295.
Inflammatory synovial cyst of the temporomandibular joint: A case report
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Yongdong Severance Dental Hospital, Korea. dental@yuhs.ac
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Temporomandibular joint cysts usually occur between the second and fourth decade of life. There is a female predominance to male of approximately 3 to 1. The patients complain of swelling, pain and sometimes decreased mouth opening. Synovial cysts of the temporomandibular joint seem to develop by an increase of intraarticular pressure due to trauma or inflammation which causes capsular herniation. However, if inflammatory synovial cysts develop by an increase of synovial fluid into inflammation tissue in the capsule without capsular herniation, a differential diagnosis should include synovial chondromatosis and synovitis. This is a case report of a synovial cyst developed in a capsule of the temporomandibular joint.
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