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Chondroma in temporomandibular region—case report and therapeutic considerations

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Purpose

Chondromas are benign tumors composed of mature hyaline cartilage. These tumors are quite common in the bones of the hands and feet but extremely rare in jaw bones, and few such cases are reported in the literature. The aim of the present study was to carry out a literature review and present a clinical case of a patient with a chondroma in the right mandibular condyle treated with excision of the tumor.

Conclusions

The importance of early diagnosis and treatment in order to impede or minimize any lasting effects is discussed.

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  1. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 Prédio 6, sala 210, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90619-900

    Cláiton Heitz, Beatriz Farias Vogt, Roberta Dalmolin Bergoli, Wâneza Dias Borges Hirsch & Carlos Eduardo Chrzanowski Pereira de Souza

  2. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Clínica Odontológica, R. Laurentino Proença Filho, n. 251, Jardim da Penha - Vitória/ES, Brazil

    Daniela Nascimento Silva

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Heitz, C., Vogt, B.F., Bergoli, R.D. et al. Chondroma in temporomandibular region—case report and therapeutic considerations. Oral Maxillofac Surg 16, 75–78 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-010-0252-7

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