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N S Mamatha1, Anjan Shah1, T V Narayan2, J K Savita3.
Abstract
Osteochondroma (OC) is one of the most common benign tumor of osseous and cartilaginous origin. It usually occurs in the skeletal bones and very rarely in craniofacial region. In the craniofacial region, condyle and coronoid process of the mandible are the most commonly affected areas. The present article reports the extremely rare case of OC arising from the angle of the mandible causing facial asymmetry.Entities:
Keywords: Angle of the mandible; osteocartilaginous exostosis; osteochondroma
Year: 2015 PMID: 26097327 PMCID: PMC4451657 DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.157221
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Pathol ISSN: 0973-029X