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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Autores principales: Boniello, Roberto, Gasparini, Giulio, D'Amato, Giuseppe, Di Petrillo, Alessandro, Pelo, Sandro
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2427012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18533016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-160X-4-8
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Sumario: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.

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