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SUBMITTER: Mohan Choontharu M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6338684 | biostudies-other | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Mohan Choontharu Muralee M Buch Sajad Ahmad SA Babu G Subhas GS Castelino Renita Lorina RL Rao Shruthi S Rao Kumuda K
Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran) 20181201 4
Osteochondroma (osteocartilaginous exostosis) is one of the most common benign tumors of bone but is rare in the craniofacial region. Only a few cases of osteochondroma of the coronoid process have been reported in the literature, since the time of its discovery (osteochondroma of a coronoid process) by Jacob in 1899. We present a case of osteochondroma of the left coronoid process in a 16-year-old female patient. Contrary to the literature, our patient had no limited mouth opening despite a clo ...[more]