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Reprint requests: Flávia Leite Lima Clinical Hospital, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Av. Professor Alfredo Balena 190, Santa Efigênia Belo Horizonte/MG Brazil.
Department of Oral and & Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Hospital, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilDepartment of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Department of Oral and & Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Hospital, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilDepartment of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
A 66-year-old woman with a chief complaint of swelling of 3 months’ duration in the
right preauricular area was referred by her head and neck surgeon to our department.
The patient's past medical and dental histories were unremarkable, and she denied
any use of medications. She reported a facial trauma that had occurred approximately
1 year ago and denied previous temporomandibular joint (TMJ) complaints. Clinical
examination revealed a painless, normal-colored, well-limited smooth nodule in the
right TMJ area (Figure 1). The patient was able to perform all the mandibular movements without deviation
and no joint sound or crepitation.
Fig. 1Clinical presentation of the patient exhibiting an asymptomatic swelling in the right
preauricular area.
