Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Temporomandibular Joint: Diagnostic Imaging and Endovascular Therapeutic Embolization of a Rare Head and Neck Tumor

We report a case of pigmented villonodular synovitis involving the temporomandibular joint that presented as a rapidly growing tumor with extension through the skull base into the middle cranial fossa. The case is of interest not only because of the unusual extensive infiltration of this tumor but a...

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Published in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 1999-01, Vol.20 (1), p.159-162
Main Authors: Bemporad, Joshua A, Chaloupka, John C, Putman, Christopher M, Roth, Toni C, Tarro, John, Mitra, Sanchayeeta, Sinard, John H, Sasaki, Clarence T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Embolization, Therapeutic
Humans
Inflammatory joint diseases
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Skull Base - diagnostic imaging
Skull Base - pathology
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular - diagnosis
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular - pathology
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular - therapy
Temporal Bone - pathology
Temporal Lobe - pathology
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - diagnosis
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We report a case of pigmented villonodular synovitis involving the temporomandibular joint that presented as a rapidly growing tumor with extension through the skull base into the middle cranial fossa. The case is of interest not only because of the unusual extensive infiltration of this tumor but also because of the role modern diagnostic imaging and endovascular therapeutic techniques played in its diagnosis and management.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X