Coronoid process enlargement.
A case is reported of unilateral process enlargement in a 22-year-old man causing limitation of mandibular movements. The radiographic features suggested an osteochondroma. Following coronoidectomy, a definitive diagnosis of coronoid hyperplasia was made.
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital and Medical School, Göttingen, Germany.
J F
JF
Hönig
H A
HA
Merten
O E
OE
Korth
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F
Halling
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography