Nano Biomedicine
CASE REPORT
Tophaceous Pseudogout in the Temporomandibular Joint: A Case Report
Kazuma HARADA1, Susumu TANAKA1, Toshihiro UCHIHASHI1,
Kaori OYA2, Hiroyuki OHARA3, Jiro MIURA4,
and Mikihiko KOGO1
1The 1st Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
2Division for Clinical Laboratory, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Osaka, Japan
3Department of Dentistry, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyoto Renaiss Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
4Division for Interdisciplinary Dentistry, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Nano Biomed 2020; 12(2):115-119, (Dec 30, Nano Biomedicine)
Synopsis
We report an unusual case of tophaceous pseudogout that appeared in the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ) accompanied with painless swelling at periauricular region of a Japanese elderly man. Radiographic examination including computed tomographic images revealed an exophytic radiopaque lesion with clear boundaries in the right peri-condylar region. Surgical resection was employed, and a microscopic examination of the surgical specimen showed the deposition of basophilic rhomboidal crystals around which foreign body reactions including multinucleated giant cells and chondrogenicity were localized. Aggregates of rhomboid crystalline deposits were exposed under polarized light. Further elemental analysis confirmed the involvements of Ca and P and positive birefringence under a polarizing microscope, which helped in the histopathological diagnosis of tophaceous pseudogout.
Key words: tophaceous pseudogout; calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate; pseudogout
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J-Stage https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/nano/12/2/12_115/_article
DOI https://doi.org/10.11344/nano.12.115
We report an unusual case of tophaceous pseudogout that appeared in the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ) accompanied with painless swelling at periauricular region of a Japanese elderly man. Radiographic examination including computed tomographic images revealed an exophytic radiopaque lesion with clear boundaries in the right peri-condylar region. Surgical resection was employed, and a microscopic examination of the surgical specimen showed the deposition of basophilic rhomboidal crystals around which foreign body reactions including multinucleated giant cells and chondrogenicity were localized. Aggregates of rhomboid crystalline deposits were exposed under polarized light. Further elemental analysis confirmed the involvements of Ca and P and positive birefringence under a polarizing microscope, which helped in the histopathological diagnosis of tophaceous pseudogout.
Key words: tophaceous pseudogout; calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate; pseudogout
All documents in this paper (Free)
J-Stage https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/nano/12/2/12_115/_article
DOI https://doi.org/10.11344/nano.12.115