Late effects of condylar irradiation in a child: review of the literature and report of case.
An unusual case in which hypertrophy of the mandibular condyle and hypoplasia of the maxilla and zygoma were observed in an 8-year-old child who had been irradiated at age 2 for malignant disease has been presented. Pertinent literature on the effect of irradiation of epiphyseal centers of growing bone has been reviewed. Consideration has been given to the possible mechanisms operative in producing the aberrations observed in this case, but the precise etiology remains obscure.
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*