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http://dx.doi.org/10.14476/jomp.2019.44.2.65

Masticator Space Tumor Mimicking Temporomandibular Disorder Presenting Facial Swelling and Trismus: A Case Report  

Jeong, Koo-Hyun (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Dankook University)
Park, Jo-Eun (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Dankook University)
Kim, Mee-Eun (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Dankook University)
Kim, Hye-Kyoung (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Dankook University)
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Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain / v.44, no.2, 2019 , pp. 65-68 More about this Journal
Abstract
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD), involving the masticator system of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and masticator muscle, can be characterized with the cardinal signs and symptoms of jaw pain, noises and limitation of mandibular range of motion. However, TMD requires differential diagnosis due to its heterogeneous characteristics with various causes despite the similar clinical profiles. Oral cancer involving TMJ and the masticator system, although infrequent, can be one of these causes and should be considered one of the most life-threatening disease mimicking TMDs. This report introduces a case of masticator space tumor originally diagnosed as TMD in a 73-year-old Korean female with previous history of brain tumor. The clinical signs and symptoms closely mimic that of TMD which may have disrupted differential diagnosis. We discuss here key points for suspecting TMDs of secondary origin, namely, that of cancer and the implications it has on dental clinicians.
Keywords
Facial pain; Masticator space; Neoplasms; Temporomandibular joint disorders;
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