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Case Studies | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 8 Issue 3, March 2019
Osteochondroma Arising from Zygomatic Arch - A Case Report
Dr. V. Srinivasulu Reddy | Dr. M. Suresh Kumar [3] | Dr. K. Amarnath [3] | Dr. A. Sreevaishnavi
Abstract: WHO defines osteochondroma (also known as osteocartilagenous exostosis) as a cartilage capped bony protrusion on the external surface of bone. It is one of the most common benign bone tumor and occurs in any facial bone that develops by endochondral ossification. The craniofacial regions are not common sites of osteochondromas. Reported regions of occurrence in craniofacial skeleton include skull base, maxillary sinus, zygomatic arch and mandible. The mean age of occurrence is the fourth decade of life with more prediction towards females. Malignant transformation of osteochondroma is very rare with
Keywords: osteochondroma, craniofacial skeleton, pathogenesis, occurrence, recurrence rate
Edition: Volume 8 Issue 3, March 2019,
Pages: 1444 - 1446
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Case Studies, Medical Surgical, India, Volume 11 Issue 5, May 2022
Pages: 1742 - 1744Giant Cell Tumour of Maxilla - A Rare Occurrence in Paediatric Age Group
Vikram Wadhwa [2] | Ravi Meher [2] | Daphylla Phanbuh | Riyas Ali | Varuna Mallaya
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Survey Paper, Medical Surgical, Bulgaria, Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016
Pages: 300 - 303Ossifying Fibroma of the Mandible ? Case Report and Literature Review
Deliverska E. | M. Rubiev