A Rare Cause of a Fluctuating Cystic Lesion in the External Auditory Canal

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ganglionic cyst is an uncommon entity and only a few have been reported in the literature. TMJ ganglion within the external auditory canal presenting clinically as a fluctuating cystic lesion has never been reported. Here, we present a unique case of such a lesion toget...

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Autores principales: Esmaili, Aaron, Wang, Allen Y. Y., Kuthubutheen, Jafri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5827880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29610696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6197314
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author Esmaili, Aaron
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description Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ganglionic cyst is an uncommon entity and only a few have been reported in the literature. TMJ ganglion within the external auditory canal presenting clinically as a fluctuating cystic lesion has never been reported. Here, we present a unique case of such a lesion together with otoscopic and radiological images as well as provide a descriptive review of TMJ ganglionic cysts.
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spelling pubmed-58278802018-04-02 A Rare Cause of a Fluctuating Cystic Lesion in the External Auditory Canal Esmaili, Aaron Wang, Allen Y. Y. Kuthubutheen, Jafri Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ganglionic cyst is an uncommon entity and only a few have been reported in the literature. TMJ ganglion within the external auditory canal presenting clinically as a fluctuating cystic lesion has never been reported. Here, we present a unique case of such a lesion together with otoscopic and radiological images as well as provide a descriptive review of TMJ ganglionic cysts. Hindawi 2018-01-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5827880/ /pubmed/29610696 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6197314 Text en Copyright © 2018 Aaron Esmaili et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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