Osteochondroma at the angle of mandible: A rare case.

Autor: Mamatha NS; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajarajeshwari Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India., Shah A; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajarajeshwari Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India., Narayan TV; Professor and Consultant Pathologist, Bangalore, Karnataka, India., Savita JK; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Rajarajeshwari Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP [J Oral Maxillofac Pathol] 2015 Jan-Apr; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 110.
DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.157221
Abstrakt: Osteochondroma (OC) is one of the most common benign tumor of osseous and cartilaginous origin. It usually occurs in the skeletal bones and very rarely in craniofacial region. In the craniofacial region, condyle and coronoid process of the mandible are the most commonly affected areas. The present article reports the extremely rare case of OC arising from the angle of the mandible causing facial asymmetry.
Databáze: MEDLINE