Using conservative condylectomy for management of a large osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle with 6-year follow-up.
Osteochondroma is a hamartomatous proliferation of cartilaginous tissue, which is the most common benign tumor of the long bones, but is relatively rare in the maxillofacial region. Most cases of mandibular condylar osteochondroma manifest with facial asymmetry or malocclusion with limited temporomandibular joint movements. Several approaches for management of this lesion have been proposed, as conservative condylectomy technique. This procedure has been suggested a valid approach to minimize facial asymmetry, contributing to the recovery of occlusion associated with no local tumor recurrence, and without condylar reconstruction procedure. Therefore, this article aims to describe a clinical report of a true osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle in a 35-year-old patient who was successfully treated using conservative condylectomy procedure.
*Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Antônio Dias Regional Hospital-FHEMIG/SUS, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais; and †Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, "Dr. Mario Gatti" Municipal Hospital of Campinas; and ‡Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinic, Araçatuba Dental School, Univ Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho-UNESP, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
George Soares
GS
Santos
Julio Bisinotto
JB
Gomes
Sergio
S
de Sousa Maia
Patricia Rota
PR
Bermejo
Elio Hitoshi
EH
Shinohara
Celso Koogi
CK
Sonoda
Willian Morais
WM
de Melo
D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery