title: Cartilaginous exostoses of the mandible.
abstract: Although cartilaginous exostosis is considered to be the most common tumor of the skeleton, it is relatively uncommon in the jaws. The pathogenesis of the lesion is unclear. Three cases are presented and the development of the tumors from embryonic cartilage is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Vienna Austria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kermer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rasse
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Undt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002356:Cartilage / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*