title: Osteochondroma of maxilla posterior region: a unique case.
abstract: Osteochondroma is the most common benign neoplasm of the skeleton commonly affecting the long bones due to endochondral growth. In the craniofacial region this tumour is very rare. The sites of predilection are the coronoid process and the mandibular condyle. Here, we report an exceptional case of osteochondroma originating from the maxillary posterior region in a 26-year-old male patient, mimicking an odontome, not reported earlier in the literature. We also discuss the importance of various imaging modalities, most importantly, computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of such lesions. However, histopathology remains the mainstay for definitive diagnosis in such conditions.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre , Gwalior, M.P, India .
authors.forename: Mayuri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Consultant Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Lal Path Lab , Gwalior, M.P, India .
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre , Gwalior, M.P, India .
authors.forename: Megha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre , Gwalior, M.P, India .
authors.forename: Bhuvnesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: Computed tomography; Odontome; Panoramic radiograph