TMJ metastasis: a unusual case report

The metastases to the TMJ from a primary lung tumour is a very rare occurrence. This case is unusual in several aspects, as the non-reducible dislocation of the TMJ was the first clinical manifestation of the tumour. CT staging showed that this secondary tumour in the condyle was the only bone metas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Head & face medicine 2008-06, Vol.4 (1), p.8-8, Article 8
Hauptverfasser:	Boniello, Roberto, Gasparini, Giulio, D'Amato, Giuseppe, Di Petrillo, Alessandro, Pelo, Sandro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis Adenocarcinoma - secondary Case Report Case studies Complications and side effects Dentistry Development and progression Humans Joint Dislocations - etiology Lung cancer Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lung Neoplasms - pathology Male Mandibular Neoplasms - diagnosis Mandibular Neoplasms - secondary Medical examination Metastasis Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging Physiological aspects Temporomandibular joint Temporomandibular Joint - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	The metastases to the TMJ from a primary lung tumour is a very rare occurrence. This case is unusual in several aspects, as the non-reducible dislocation of the TMJ was the first clinical manifestation of the tumour. CT staging showed that this secondary tumour in the condyle was the only bone metastasis.
ISSN:	1746-160X 1746-160X
DOI:	10.1186/1746-160X-4-8