Ganglion cyst of the temporomandibular joint

Edgard Carvalho Silva; André Luiz Sena Guimarães; Carolina Cavaliéri Gomes; Ricardo Santiago Gomez

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2004.08.016

Ganglion cyst of the temporomandibular joint

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005 Feb;43(1):77-80. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2004.08.016.

Authors

Edgard Carvalho Silva¹, André Luiz Sena Guimarães, Carolina Cavaliéri Gomes, Ricardo Santiago Gomez

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

PMID: 15620782
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2004.08.016

Abstract

Ganglion cysts of the temporomandibular joint are rare and arise from myxoid degeneration of die collagenous tissue of the capsule of the joint as a result of trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Ganglion Cysts / pathology*
Humans
Joint Capsule / pathology
Middle Aged
Radiography
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / diagnostic imaging
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / pathology*