descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2001Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, volume 30, pages 346-348 (issn: 0250-832X,

Authors: E, Pomatto; S, Castellano; S D, Bianchi;

doi: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600641 , 10.1038/sj/dmfr/4600641

pmid: 11641735

Unilateral fibroadipose degeneration of the masticatory muscles

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Abstract A unique case of fatty replacement of the masticatory muscles, causing progressive limitation of mouth opening, is presented. Both CT and MRI revealed an almost total substitution of the masticatory muscles with fatty tissue, confirmed by the histopathology at surgery. Myotomy of masseter and internal pterygoid muscles and coronoidotomy improved his symptoms. There is no known cause of fibroadipose replacement of muscle fibres.

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University of Turin
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Keywords

Adult, Male, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Muscular Disorders, Atrophic, Adipose Tissue, Masticatory Muscles, Humans, Range of Motion, Articular, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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