Osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle. Report of a case with 5-year follow-up.
In the current case, a 31-year-old patient who presented with a painful unilateral malocclusion and an unclear mass in the region of the right temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) is reported. The malocclusion had been noticed by the patient a few months earlier. Chewing on the right side had become severely impaired and painful. The patient had no history of trauma to the TMJ. Plain radiographs and computed-tomographic scans depicted an enlarged and deformed mandibular condyle. A condylectomy was performed. The histological investigation of the specimen revealed an osteochondroma. The tumour did not express insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor. Five years following the surgical intervention, there has been no local recurrence and dental occlusion was re-established, without further treatment.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Eppendorf University Hospital, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. rfriedrich@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Reinhard E
RE
Friedrich
Hanna A
HA
Scheuer
Andreas
A
Fuhrmann
Christian
C
Hagel
Jozef
J
Zustin
D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome