True chondroma of the mandibular condyle: A rare case

Chondroma of the mandibular condyle is a rare benign tumor, with just a handful of cases reported in the literature. Chondromas are rare in the maxillofacial region, but are quite common in the bones of the hands and feet. So far only eight cases of true chondroma have been reported. Here, we presen...

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Autores principales: Dhirawani, Rajesh B., Anand, Kavneet, Lalwani, Gaurav, Pathak, Sanyog, Thakkar, Bhushan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report - Tumors/Cysts
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25593880
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0746.147152
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author Dhirawani, Rajesh B.
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description Chondroma of the mandibular condyle is a rare benign tumor, with just a handful of cases reported in the literature. Chondromas are rare in the maxillofacial region, but are quite common in the bones of the hands and feet. So far only eight cases of true chondroma have been reported. Here, we present a case of true chondroma of the mandibular condyle of the right side, for which condylectomy was done. No signs of recurrence are noted at 2 years follow-up.
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spelling pubmed-42938512015-01-15 True chondroma of the mandibular condyle: A rare case Dhirawani, Rajesh B. Anand, Kavneet Lalwani, Gaurav Pathak, Sanyog Thakkar, Bhushan Ann Maxillofac Surg Case Report - Tumors/Cysts Chondroma of the mandibular condyle is a rare benign tumor, with just a handful of cases reported in the literature. Chondromas are rare in the maxillofacial region, but are quite common in the bones of the hands and feet. So far only eight cases of true chondroma have been reported. Here, we present a case of true chondroma of the mandibular condyle of the right side, for which condylectomy was done. No signs of recurrence are noted at 2 years follow-up. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4293851/ /pubmed/25593880 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0746.147152 Text en Copyright: © Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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True chondroma of the mandibular condyle: A rare case
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