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Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint: clinical and immunohistopathological considerations.

Abstract
A histopathological study of 30 cases of synovial osteochondromatosis found that the process followed a temporal sequence characterised by three phases: (I) active intrasynovial disease only; (II) transitional lesions with both active intrasynovial proliferation and free loose bodies; and (III) many free osteochondral bodies with no demonstrable intrasynovial disease [J. Bone Joint Surg. 59 (1977) 792]. We present five cases of synovial chondromatosis of the temporpmandibular joint (TMJ) which we studied by immunohistochemical methods of for transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) and tenascin.
AuthorsS Fujita, H Yoshida, I Tojyo, T Wada, K Murakami, T Iizuka
JournalThe British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery (Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg) Vol. 42 Issue 3 Pg. 259-60 (Jun 2004) ISSN: 0266-4356 [Print] Scotland
PMID15121276 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Tenascin
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
Topics
  • Adult
  • Chondromatosis, Synovial (pathology)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Joint Loose Bodies (pathology)
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (pathology)
  • Tenascin (analysis)
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta (analysis)

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