title: Local resection of the mass to treat the osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle: indications and different methods with 38-case series.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Local resection of the mass was reported to treat the condylar osteochodroma in some cases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and the indications of the local resection.
  
  
  METHODS
  In all, 47 patients with osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle were treated from January 2002 to March 2012. The decision to perform local resection depended on 2 factors: there was a stalk existing between the mass and the condyle, and the condylar surface was involved less than 1/2.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Local resection of the mass was performed in 38 cases (80.1%). These masses were removed by 4 methods: direct removal (18 cases), pushed-out by a screw and steel wire (14 cases), excision in multiple pieces (3 cases), and temporary osteotomy of the zygomatic arch (3 cases). In the follow-up period, there was no recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Local resection of the mass was a more conservative procedure to treat the solitary osteochondroma with a stalk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Min-Jie
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ya-Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Dong-Mei
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hui-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: indication; local resection of the mass; mandibular condyle; method; osteochondroma