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.