Temporomandibular joint metastasis from rectal carcinoma: CT findings before and after radiotherapy. A case report

L Balestreri; V Canzonieri; R Innocente; A Cattelan; T Perin

doi:10.1177/030089169708300319

Temporomandibular joint metastasis from rectal carcinoma: CT findings before and after radiotherapy. A case report

Tumori. 1997 May-Jun;83(3):718-20. doi: 10.1177/030089169708300319.

Authors

L Balestreri¹, V Canzonieri, R Innocente, A Cattelan, T Perin

Affiliation

¹ Radiology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.

PMID: 9267496
DOI: 10.1177/030089169708300319

Abstract

Metastatic disease to the masticator space and to the jaws is a rare event. About a dozen cases are reported in the current literature. We describe the imaging findings of a rectal adenocarcinoma metastatic to the temporomandibular joint before and after radiotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy
Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Radiotherapy Dosage
Rectal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
Rectal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Skull Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Skull Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Skull Neoplasms / secondary*
Temporomandibular Joint* / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed