Functional Reconstruction of Temporomandibular Joint after Resection of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis with Extension to Infratemporal Fossa and Skull Base: A Case Report

Functional Reconstruction of Temporomandibular Joint after Resection of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis with Extension to Infratemporal Fossa and Skull Base: A Case Report

Abstract Introduction Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a benign but aggressive lesion arising from sinovia. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is hardly ever involved. Methods We describe a case of PVNS arising in the left TMJ involving infratemporal fossa soft tis...

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Main Authors: Eduardo de Arnaldo Silva Vellutini, Nivaldo Alonso, Sérgio Samir Arap, Luís Felipe Silva Godoy, Ricardo Antenor de Souza e Souza, Rômulo Loss Mattedi, Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-07-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
Subjects:
temporomandibular joint
skull base
synovitis
treatment
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1587693

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