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Osteochondroma of the Mandible: A Rare Case Report

Osteochondroma, also known as osteocartilaginous exostosis is a benign cartilage forming tumor that usually develops in long bones and relatively uncommon in the craniofacial region. Both the condyle and coronoid tip being the most common sites of occurrence in the mandible, it rarely appears at the...

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Autores principales: Nanda Kishore, Donepudi, Shiva Kumar, H. R., Umashankara, K. V., Rai, Kirthi Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3804041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24191218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/167862
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Sumario:Osteochondroma, also known as osteocartilaginous exostosis is a benign cartilage forming tumor that usually develops in long bones and relatively uncommon in the craniofacial region. Both the condyle and coronoid tip being the most common sites of occurrence in the mandible, it rarely appears at the symphysis region. Here, we describe a case of osteochondroma arising from the left parasymphysis of mandible.