Spontaneous Condyle-Like Development after Total Resection of Mandible Giant Osteochondroma: Case Report and a Follow-Up for Five Years

Abstract EN

Osteochondroma manifests as a benign tumor that occurs as an abnormal bony development.

This tumor is commonly asymptomatic and presents an exophytic outgrowth on bone surfaces, near synovial joints, a condition that invariably induces evident facial deformities.

Treatment for this type of tumor usually involves a surgical approach promoting a total or partial resection of the affected anatomical area associated to prosthetic reconstruction of the bone area extracted.

We present a case report about a giant mandibular condyle osteochondroma in a 37-year-old female patient.

Her treatment involved a total condylectomy without immediate condylar reconstruction, which would be performed in a posterior surgical approach.

During the patient’s follow-up (every 6 months of post operation), a spontaneous and rudimentary condyle-like formation was observed.

Because the stomatognathic function and facial harmony were satisfactory, we observed the condyle-like development for 5 years of follow-up.

Also, because both the aesthetic aspect and functional evolution of the maxillary bone were considered satisfactory, no complementary reconstruction surgical treatment was required for the giant osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle.