Osteochondroma of Bilateral Mandibular Condyle with Review of Literature
Published: August 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/19877.8361
Vijaya Kamble, Jitesh Rawat, Ameya Kulkarni, Nilufer Pajnigara, AvAvinash Dhok
1. Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, NKPSIMS and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
2. Junior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, NKPSIMS and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, NKPSIMS and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
4. Junior Resident, VSPM Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
5. Professor and Head of Department, Department of Radiodiagnosis, NKPSIMS and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Jitesh Rawat,
Junior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, NKPSIMS and Research Centre, Nagpur- 440019, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: jiteshsrawat@gmail.com
Osteochondroma (OC) is a common slow growing tumour of bone. This lesion is frequently seen in the axial skeleton and is relatively uncommon in oral and maxillofacial region. In facial bones, it usually affects the mandibular condyle followed by coronoid process. Very few cases of condylar osteocondroma have been reported in the literature. The aim of this article was to present an atypical case of osteochondroma of bilateral mandibular condyle in an asymptomatic patient and facilitate making an exact diagnosis of it. To the best of our knowledge this is the 2nd case of this type reported in literature.
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