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Temporomandibular Disorder Caused by Nasopharyngeal Cancer  

Byun, Young-Sub (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
Kim, Ki-Seo (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
Ahn, Hyung-Joon (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
Choi, Jong-Hoon (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
Kwon, Jeong-Seung (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
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Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain / v.33, no.4, 2008 , pp. 395-399 More about this Journal
Abstract
Orofacial pain and limited range of mouth opening as symptoms of temporomandibular disorder are mainly triggered by the structural and/or functional changes of temporomandibular joint and related structure itself. But careful diagnostic evaluation should be needed because they may be occurred by another pathologic conditions such as neoplasm in head and neck region. If there would be atypical pain characteristics or clinical features, systemic comorbid symptoms, or poor response to treatment, advanced imaging modalities such as CT or MRI will be mandatory for differential diagnosis. We experienced the case which was diagnosed as nasopharyngeal cancer mimicking temporomandibular disorder, and reviewed clinical considerations for proper differential diagnosis.
Keywords
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Temporomandibular disorder;
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