Abstract
Osteochondroma (OC) is one of the most common benign tumors of bone but is rarely found in the mandibular condyle. The aim of this case report is to demonstrate condylectomy through endaural approach (EA) as a conservative alternative for the treatment of the OC. A 60-year-old woman having an OC of 23 millimeters length in the mandibular condyle. The patient underwent a surgical procedure for tumor resection. To generate less morbidity, a conservative approach was performed.
Highlights
The purpose of this paper is to present a case report and a conservative alternative for the surgical access of the condylectomy for the OC through an endaural approach (EA)
A 60-year-old female patient was referred to a private clinic complaining of pain, cracking in the left temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and progressive facial asymmetry, with an estimated 5-year evolution time
The OC is the most common benign bone tumor (Wolford et al, 2002; Yang et al, 2015), characterized as a lesion that arises from the cortex of the bone and is capped with cartilage (Chen et al, 2014; Fan et al, 2014)
Summary
One of the most complex articulation, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), is composed by mandibular condyle and the mandibular fossa and is located in temporal bone (Giozet et al, 2019; Grossmann et al, 2016; Pinto et al, 2019). The presence of the OC in the mandibular condyle leads to facial asymmetry, malocclusion, temporomandibular disorders, even pain and hearing problems (Ward et al, 2005; Yang et al, 2015). The OC of the mandibular condyle is normally treated by condylectomy (Roychoudhury et al, 2011; Wolford et al, 2002). The purpose of this paper is to present a case report and a conservative alternative for the surgical access of the condylectomy for the OC through an endaural approach (EA)
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