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Osteochondroma is one of the most common benign bone tumors seen in the axial skeleton, but rarely occurs in the skull. Females are more frequently affected than males. This article reports a case of osteochondroma arising from the right condyle that is more extensive on the lateral aspect.
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Patil, R., Kannan, N. & Pattipati, S. Osteochondroma of the condyle. Oral Radiol 28, 129–132 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-012-0083-3
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