Osteochondroma of the mandibular inferior border: an atypical case.
10.5125/jkaoms.2010.36.3.214
- Author:
Tae Jun KIL
1
;
Jae Young KIM
;
Somi KIM
;
Hak Jin KIM
;
Woong NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. omsnam@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Osteochondroma;
Mandible;
Inferior border
- MeSH:
Mandible;
Osteochondroma;
Periosteum;
Recurrence
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2010;36(3):214-216
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An osteochondroma is an osseous protuberance with cartilaginous growth potential, usually arising in skeletal bone and relatively uncommon in the craniofacial bone. Osteochondroma of the craniofacial region usually occurs at the condyle or the tip of the coronoid process, and rarely arises in the mandibular body, symphysis, ramus, and similar areas. Excision of the lesion including the periosteum is curative, and recurrence or malignant change (usually to a chondrosarcoma) after treatment is rare. We present an atypical case of osteochondroma in the left mandibular inferior border with review of literature.
