Fujita S, Iizuka T, Yoshida H, Segami N
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1997 Aug;26(4):258-9. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(97)80862-4.
Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is an uncommon, benign condition of unknown etiology. A case of SC of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) with the immunohistochemical findings of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF) and tenascin (TN) is reported. The roles of TGF and TN in SC of TMJ are discussed.