Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (3): 381-384.

• Case Reports • Previous Articles    

Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the temporomandibular joint:report of one case and review of literatures

GAO Qian-qian, FENG Yuan-yong, BU Ling-xue, SONG Kai, DAI Xin, WANG Yan, ZHAO Peng, SHANG Wei   

  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University. Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province,China
  • Received:2015-07-21 Revised:2015-11-25 Online:2016-06-25 Published:2016-07-22

Abstract: 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.

Key words: Pigmented villonodular synovitis, Temporomandibular joint, Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath

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