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  • Title: Chondrocalcinosis: rare localization in the temporomandibular joint.
    Author: Cascone P, Rivaroli A, Arangio P, Giovannetti F.
    Journal: J Craniofac Surg; 2006 Nov; 17(6):1189-92. PubMed ID: 17119429.
    Abstract:
    In this paper introduces a rare case of chondrocalcinosis of the temporomandibular joint secondary to hyperparathyroidism, diagnosed in a 64-year-old man. The patient complained of symptoms characterized by the presence of a swelling in the left pretragic preauricular region, accompanied by a limitation of the mandibular movements. Radiographic examinations suggested a diagnosis of synovial chondromatosis. Subsequently definitive histological analysis removed mass stated for a chondrocalcinosis of the left temporomandibular joint. The differential diagnosis is very hard, in this case it has been difficult for the rarity of the pathology described in literature; the exact diagnosis can be only formulated on histologic and citologic examination of the mass excised.
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