Parotid gland malignancy presenting as temporomandibular joint pain or dysfunction
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Systematic Assessment of Mammalian Skull Specimens for Dental and Temporomandibular Joint Pathology
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M R Telfer1, S J Thomas, D J Sleeman
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
British Dental Journal
|October 20, 1990
Abstract:
Temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction is a common complaint and a frequent cause of referral to oral and maxillofacial surgeons. The importance of considering malignant disease in the differential diagnosis is illustrated by the following cases of parotid gland neoplasia which were referred as temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
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