title: Isolated osteochondroma near the mandibular angle.
abstract: A benign tumour of osseous and cartilaginous origins, osteochondroma generally develops in osseous tissue and is frequently found near the end of long bones. It is relatively rare in the oral and maxillofacial region but is common in the mandibular condyle and coronoid process in the pediculate form. This is a report on a rare case of osteochondroma in soft tissue near the mandibular angle without pedicle to the bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Iida Municipal Hospital, 438 Yawatamachi, Iida 395-8502, Japan. h-sakai@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minemura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurashina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*