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VOLUME 8 , ISSUE 4 ( May, 2007 ) > List of Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Osteochondroma of the Mandibular Condyle: Literature Review and Report of a Case

Wilson Denis Martins, Marina de Oliveira Ribas, Maria Helena de Sousa, Fernando Luiz Zanferrari, Thais Lanzoni

Citation Information : Martins WD, de Oliveira Ribas M, de Sousa MH, Zanferrari FL, Lanzoni T. Osteochondroma of the Mandibular Condyle: Literature Review and Report of a Case. J Contemp Dent Pract 2007; 8 (4):52-59.

DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-8-4-52

License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Published Online: 01-07-2008

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2007; The Author(s).


Abstract

Aim

The intent of this report is to present a brief review of the literature on osteochondroma and to present a case involving the surgical removal and replacement of a major portion of the condyle and angle of the mandible using free autogenous mandibular bone.

Background

While osteochondroma is the most common tumor of skeletal bones, it is relatively uncommon in the jaws occuring at the condyle or the tip of the coronoid process. This benign cartilage-capped growth is usually discovered incidentally on radiographic examination or on palpation of a protruding mass in the affected area. Malocclusion and progressive facial asymmetry are common findings in most cases of condylar osteochondroma.

Report

A case of a 29-year-old woman with an osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle is presented. Surgical treatment was tumor resection, grafting, and reshaping of the mandibular angle and ramus. As this lesion is usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally on radiographic examination, the general practitioner usually is the first professional to make the diagnosis.

Summary

Condylectomy cannot be recommended as routine in all cases.37 Common surgical treatments include condylectomy and reconstruction.24 If the tumor involves only a limited area of the condylar surface, then preservation of the remaining portion of the condyle and reshaping should be done. Reasons for not taking such a conservative approach are the possibilities of malignancy and the risk of recurrence. In this case report the extraoral vertical ramus osteotomy, associated with free autogenous mandibular bone, presented several advantages.

Citation

de Oliveira Ribas M, Martins WD, de Sousa MH, Zanferrari FL, Lanzoni T. Osteochondroma of the Mandibular Condyle: Literature Review and Report of a Case. J Contemp Dent Pract 2007 May;(8)4:052-059.


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