Osteochondroma / osteocartilagenous exostosis is a cartilage-capped exophytic lesion that arises from the cortex of bone. It constitutes 20 -50% of all benign tumours and 10 -15% of all bone tumours, but it is actually a developmental lesion rather than a true neoplasm. An osteochondroma in the maxillo-facial region, however, is rare. In this anatomical area, the tumour is most often reported in association with the coronoid process. Osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle is rare and only 37

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... ocumented cases have so far been reported in the English language literature. I report a case of osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle and describe the characteristic OPG and CT features of this condition.