title: Peripheral osteoma of the mandibular condyle.
abstract: Osteomas are benign bone neoplasms, classified as either peripheral or central. The peripheral variant is rare, with only six cases reported involving the mandibular condyle, that are not related to Gardner syndrome. The seventh case of peripheral osteoma involving the mandibular condyle is reported in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Santa Casa de São Paulo, Faculty of Medical Sciences, CEP 01221-012 Vila Buarque, São Paulo, Brazil. julioman@ig.com.br
authors.forename: J C M A
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woltmann
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Felix
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic