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Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac Chir Orale
; 115(1): 62-4, 2014 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24412035
RESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Ganglion cyst of the temporomandibular joint is a rare disease, which may arise from myxoid degeneration of the collagenous tissue of the temporomandibular joint capsule, without epithelial or endothelial lining. We report a case of cystic lesion in a 40-year-old female patient. OBSERVATION: The patient had a left pre-auricular oval-shaped swelling without any articular symptoms. The pathological analysis after surgical removal allowed diagnosing the lesion as a ganglion cyst of the left temporomandibular joint. DISCUSSION: We made a literature review and noted that this condition was predominant in female patients. We recommend using MRI for diagnostic purposes and surgery as the best therapeutic alternative.