Nodular Tenosynovitis of the Temporomandibular Joint: An Entity Not Yet Described

Nodular tenosynovitis usually affects the hands and it represents a benign pathology with locally aggressive behavior. Its etiology could be related to chronic inflammatory processes such as trauma, metabolic disturbance, and joint diseases. Histopathological analysis is required for a diagnosis of certainty and surgery represents the treatment of choice. There are no cases in the literature that describe a nodular tenosynovitis affecting the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) The main aim of the present report therefore, is to describe this unusual case and to show the utility of arthroscopic procedures in managing intra-articular tumors of the TMJ. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Paolo Cariati, Hospital Neurotraumatologico, Departamento de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial, Carretera de Jaen s/n, 18013, Granada, Spain; E-mail: paolocariati1@gmail.com Received 29 November, 2017 Accepted 7 February, 2018 The authors report no conflicts of interest. Supplemental digital contents are available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal's Web site (https://ift.tt/2iuFjMi). © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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