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case_images: Clinical image showing the TMJ prolapse into external ear canal during opening (A) and closing of mouth (B).. Image credit: Theresa Teoh.
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case_images: The mass protruded when she opened her mouth and retracted when the mouth was closed, as shown in Figure 1.
case_images: Radiological image of the temporal bone showing defect at anterior wall of bony ear canal.. Image credit: Theresa Teoh.
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case_images: AG Forcheim, Germany. A CT scan revealed a small bony defect at the anterior bony canal of the left external auditory canal with protrusion of the TMJ into the ear canal, as shown in Figure 2.