Chondrocalcinosis of the Temporomandibular Joint: A Parotid Pseudotumor
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 111 (6), 403-405
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1985.00800080089013
Abstract
• Chondrocalcinosis, ie, calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease, has a spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from an absence of symptoms to a severely destructive arthropathy. We recently treated a patient with CPPD deposition adjacent to the temporomandibular joint, which simulated a parotid tumor. The CPPD crystals are weakly positively birefringent under a polarizing microscope. Most frequently they are found roentgenographically as asymptomatic deposits in fibrocartilaginous structures, especially the knee meniscus. A less frequent manifestation is "pseudogout" acute arthritis. Rarely, joint destruction is found. (Arch Otolaryngol 1985;111:403-405)Keywords
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