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Atrophy of masseter muscle

MedGen UID:
910896
•Concept ID:
C3670700
•
Finding
Synonyms: Atrophied masseter muscle; Masseter muscle atrophy
 
HPO: HP:0045085

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAtrophy of masseter muscle

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Masseter muscle thickness as a predictive variable in treatment outcome of the twin-block appliance and masseteric thickness changes during treatment.
Kiliaridis S, Mills CM, Antonarakis GS
Orthod Craniofac Res 2010 Nov;13(4):203-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-6343.2010.01496.x. PMID: 21040463
Type A botulinum toxin for the treatment of hypertrophy of the masseter and temporal muscles: an alternative treatment.
von Lindern JJ, Niederhagen B, Appel T, Bergé S, Reich RH
Plast Reconstr Surg 2001 Feb;107(2):327-32. doi: 10.1097/00006534-200102000-00004. PMID: 11214045

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sarcopenia is a predictor of patient death in acute ischemic stroke.
Boriesosdick J, Surov A, Michael A, Mönninghoff C, Niehoff JH, Haag NP, Shahzadi I, Kroeger JR, Schellinger P, Borggrefe J
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023 Dec;32(12):107421. Epub 2023 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107421. PMID: 37826941
Association between masseter muscle sarcopenia and postoperative pneumonia in patients with esophageal cancer.
Kamada T, Ohdaira H, Ito E, Takahashi J, Nakashima K, Nakaseko Y, Suzuki N, Yoshida M, Eto K, Suzuki Y
Sci Rep 2022 Sep 30;12(1):16374. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20967-1. PMID: 36180776Free PMC Article
Masseter muscle defined sarcopenia and survival in head and neck cancer patients.
McGoldrick DM, Yassin Alsabbagh A, Shaikh M, Pettit L, Bhatia SK
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 May;60(4):454-458. Epub 2021 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.07.020. PMID: 35339299
Ultrasonographic Measurement of Masseter Muscle Thickness Associates with Oral Phase Dysphagia in Institutionalized Elderly Individuals.
González-Fernández M, Arbones-Mainar JM, Ferrer-Lahuerta E, Perez-Nogueras J, Serrano-Oliver A, Torres-Anoro E, Sanz-Paris A
Dysphagia 2021 Dec;36(6):1031-1039. Epub 2021 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s00455-020-10234-8. PMID: 33462765
Botulinum toxin for masseter hypertrophy.
Fedorowicz Z, van Zuuren EJ, Schoones J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Sep 9;2013(9):CD007510. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007510.pub3. PMID: 24018587Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Association between masseter muscle sarcopenia and postoperative pneumonia in patients with esophageal cancer.
Kamada T, Ohdaira H, Ito E, Takahashi J, Nakashima K, Nakaseko Y, Suzuki N, Yoshida M, Eto K, Suzuki Y
Sci Rep 2022 Sep 30;12(1):16374. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20967-1. PMID: 36180776Free PMC Article
Masseter muscle defined sarcopenia and survival in head and neck cancer patients.
McGoldrick DM, Yassin Alsabbagh A, Shaikh M, Pettit L, Bhatia SK
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 May;60(4):454-458. Epub 2021 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.07.020. PMID: 35339299
Oro-facial impairment in stroke patients.
Schimmel M, Ono T, Lam OL, Müller F
J Oral Rehabil 2017 Apr;44(4):313-326. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/joor.12486. PMID: 28128465
Diagnosis and therapy of myasthenia gravis with antibodies to muscle-specific kinase.
Evoli A, Padua L
Autoimmun Rev 2013 Jul;12(9):931-5. Epub 2013 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2013.03.004. PMID: 23535158
A case of isolated pure trigeminal motor neuropathy.
Ko KF, Chan KL
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1995 May;97(2):199-200. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(95)00027-h. PMID: 7656500

Therapy

Association between masseter muscle sarcopenia and postoperative pneumonia in patients with esophageal cancer.
Kamada T, Ohdaira H, Ito E, Takahashi J, Nakashima K, Nakaseko Y, Suzuki N, Yoshida M, Eto K, Suzuki Y
Sci Rep 2022 Sep 30;12(1):16374. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20967-1. PMID: 36180776Free PMC Article
Patient experience in nerve-to-masseter-driven smile reanimation.
van Veen MM, Dusseldorp JR, Quatela O, Baiungo J, Robinson M, Jowett N, Hadlock TA
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2019 Aug;72(8):1265-1271. Epub 2019 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2019.03.037. PMID: 31060989
Botulinum toxin for masseter hypertrophy.
Fedorowicz Z, van Zuuren EJ, Schoones J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Sep 9;2013(9):CD007510. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007510.pub3. PMID: 24018587Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and therapy of myasthenia gravis with antibodies to muscle-specific kinase.
Evoli A, Padua L
Autoimmun Rev 2013 Jul;12(9):931-5. Epub 2013 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2013.03.004. PMID: 23535158
Botulinum toxin for masseter hypertrophy.
Al-Muharraqi MA, Fedorowicz Z, Al Bareeq J, Al Bareeq R, Nasser M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Jan 21;(1):CD007510. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007510.pub2. PMID: 19160335

Prognosis

Sarcopenia is a predictor of patient death in acute ischemic stroke.
Boriesosdick J, Surov A, Michael A, Mönninghoff C, Niehoff JH, Haag NP, Shahzadi I, Kroeger JR, Schellinger P, Borggrefe J
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023 Dec;32(12):107421. Epub 2023 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107421. PMID: 37826941
Association between masseter muscle sarcopenia and postoperative pneumonia in patients with esophageal cancer.
Kamada T, Ohdaira H, Ito E, Takahashi J, Nakashima K, Nakaseko Y, Suzuki N, Yoshida M, Eto K, Suzuki Y
Sci Rep 2022 Sep 30;12(1):16374. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20967-1. PMID: 36180776Free PMC Article
Masseter muscle defined sarcopenia and survival in head and neck cancer patients.
McGoldrick DM, Yassin Alsabbagh A, Shaikh M, Pettit L, Bhatia SK
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 May;60(4):454-458. Epub 2021 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.07.020. PMID: 35339299
Preoperative Masseter Muscle Sarcopenia Predicts Mortality in Patients With Oesophageal Cancer.
Kamada T, Ohdaira H, Ito E, Fuse Y, Takahashi J, Nakashima K, Nakaseko Y, Yoshida M, Eto K, Suzuki Y
Anticancer Res 2022 Jan;42(1):301-310. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15486. PMID: 34969738
Diagnosis and therapy of myasthenia gravis with antibodies to muscle-specific kinase.
Evoli A, Padua L
Autoimmun Rev 2013 Jul;12(9):931-5. Epub 2013 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2013.03.004. PMID: 23535158

Clinical prediction guides

Sarcopenia is a predictor of patient death in acute ischemic stroke.
Boriesosdick J, Surov A, Michael A, Mönninghoff C, Niehoff JH, Haag NP, Shahzadi I, Kroeger JR, Schellinger P, Borggrefe J
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023 Dec;32(12):107421. Epub 2023 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107421. PMID: 37826941
Association between masseter muscle sarcopenia and postoperative pneumonia in patients with esophageal cancer.
Kamada T, Ohdaira H, Ito E, Takahashi J, Nakashima K, Nakaseko Y, Suzuki N, Yoshida M, Eto K, Suzuki Y
Sci Rep 2022 Sep 30;12(1):16374. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20967-1. PMID: 36180776Free PMC Article
Preoperative Masseter Muscle Sarcopenia Predicts Mortality in Patients With Oesophageal Cancer.
Kamada T, Ohdaira H, Ito E, Fuse Y, Takahashi J, Nakashima K, Nakaseko Y, Yoshida M, Eto K, Suzuki Y
Anticancer Res 2022 Jan;42(1):301-310. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15486. PMID: 34969738
Ultrasonographic Measurement of Masseter Muscle Thickness Associates with Oral Phase Dysphagia in Institutionalized Elderly Individuals.
González-Fernández M, Arbones-Mainar JM, Ferrer-Lahuerta E, Perez-Nogueras J, Serrano-Oliver A, Torres-Anoro E, Sanz-Paris A
Dysphagia 2021 Dec;36(6):1031-1039. Epub 2021 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s00455-020-10234-8. PMID: 33462765
Association of Brain Atrophy and Masseter Sarcopenia With 1-Year Mortality in Older Trauma Patients.
Tanabe C, Reed MJ, Pham TN, Penn K, Bentov I, Kaplan SJ
JAMA Surg 2019 Aug 1;154(8):716-723. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.0988. PMID: 31066880Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Sarcopenia as a predictor of mortality among the critically ill in an intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zhang XM, Chen D, Xie XH, Zhang JE, Zeng Y, Cheng AS
BMC Geriatr 2021 Jun 2;21(1):339. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02276-w. PMID: 34078275Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin for masseter hypertrophy.
Fedorowicz Z, van Zuuren EJ, Schoones J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Sep 9;2013(9):CD007510. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007510.pub3. PMID: 24018587Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin for masseter hypertrophy.
Al-Muharraqi MA, Fedorowicz Z, Al Bareeq J, Al Bareeq R, Nasser M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Jan 21;(1):CD007510. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007510.pub2. PMID: 19160335

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