Open AccessOsteochondroma of the condyle
Author(s) -
Karthikeya Patil,
VG Mahima,
Sujith Kumar Shetty,
Stephen Sudhakar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.58755
Subject(s) - osteochondroma , medicine , condyle , exostosis , skeleton (computer programming) , anatomy , craniofacial , cartilage , facial skeleton , axial skeleton , psychiatry
Osteochondroma, also known as osteocartilaginous exostosis, is a benign cartilage capped outgrowth attached to the underlying skeleton by a short stalk. Osteochondroma is frequently seen in the axial skeleton but rarely occurs in the craniofacial skeleton. We report a case of osteochondroma arising from the right mandibular condyle