title: Chondroma in temporomandibular region--case report and therapeutic considerations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Chondromas are benign tumors composed of mature hyaline cartilage. These tumors are quite common in the bones of the hands and feet but extremely rare in jaw bones, and few such cases are reported in the literature. The aim of the present study was to carry out a literature review and present a clinical case of a patient with a chondroma in the right mandibular condyle treated with excision of the tumor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The importance of early diagnosis and treatment in order to impede or minimize any lasting effects is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 Prédio 6, sala 210, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 90619-900. cheitz@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Cláiton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heitz
authors.forename: Beatriz Farias
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: Roberta Dalmolin
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Bergoli
authors.forename: Wâneza Dias Borges
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo Chrzanowski Pereira
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Daniela Nascimento
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery