title: Conservative condylectomy for management of osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle.
abstract: Osteochondroma is one of the most common benign tumors of the skeleton. This tumor is rare in the craniofacial region, with the most common sites of occurrence being the coronoid process of the mandible and the mandibular condyle. Traditionally, the treatments of these lesions include total condylectomy or local resection of the lesion. Conservative condylectomy procedure with reshaping of the remaining condylar neck and repositioning of the articular disk has been suggested. This article aimed to describe a 35-year-old woman with osteochondroma in the left mandibular condyle who was treated by conservative condylectomy. The patient has been free of recurrence for 2 years, showing good aesthetic and functional stability.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program, Surgery and Integrated Clinic, Araçatuba Dental School, São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, Brazil. wmmelo@usp.br
authors.forename: Willian Morais
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: de Melo
authors.forename: Darklilson
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pereira-Santos
authors.forename: Celso Koogi
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Sonoda
authors.forename: Walter Leal
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: de Moura
authors.forename: Julio César
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: de Paulo-Cravinhos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D024343:Open Bite / Q000601:surgery; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology