Journal of Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital


Vol. 6 No. 1

A Rare Site Mandibular Condyle Osteochondroma Complicated by Fracture

Manoj Bhattarai Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging,
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
Tags : Computed tomography, Fracture, Mandibular condyle, Osteochondroma, Temporomandibular joint

Abstract

Osteochondromas are most common benign bone tumor occurring at the metaphyseal region of long tubular bone but rarely seen at maxillofacial region with less than 100 cases of mandibular condyle osteochondromas reported in literature. This article reports a rare case of mandibular condyle osteochondroma with associated fracture in 32 years old female patient presenting with sudden onset of severe pain at right preauricular region following yawning.
Published
2017-08-22
Section
Case Reports