Presentation
Bilateral painless temporal and facial swellings.
Patient Data
Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
Bilateral temporalis and masseter muscles are hypertrophic resulting in "pseudomasses".
Case Discussion
Bilateral temporalis and masseter muscles are hypertrophic resulting in "pseudo-masses". Commonly seen in anxious individuals with "bruxism" and in chronic gum chewing.
Unilateral occurrence and isolated temporalis/masseter enlargement has also been reported but is rare.
Sometimes gives a "threatening" appearance to the face, this can create morpho-psychological conflict in a gentle individual resulting in the "minotaur syndrome"