Soft-Tissue Chondroma of Anterior Gingiva: A Rare Entity
Soft-tissue chondroma is a rare, benign, slow-growing tumor made up of heterotopic cartilaginous tissue. It occurs most commonly in the third and fourth decades in the hands and feet. Oral soft-tissue chondromas are uncommon and soft-tissue chondroma of gingiva is extremely uncommon. Here, we report...
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| author | Dhana Lakshmi Jeyasivanesan Shameena Pazhaningal Mohamed Deepak Pandiar |
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| description | Soft-tissue chondroma is a rare, benign, slow-growing tumor made up of heterotopic cartilaginous tissue. It occurs most commonly in the third and fourth decades in the hands and feet. Oral soft-tissue chondromas are uncommon and soft-tissue chondroma of gingiva is extremely uncommon. Here, we report an unusual case of soft-tissue chondroma of gingiva in a 50-year-old woman. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-697adfc1483b4614bdfc29a5e11966672025-02-03T05:52:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552018-01-01201810.1155/2018/36428273642827Soft-Tissue Chondroma of Anterior Gingiva: A Rare EntityDhana Lakshmi Jeyasivanesan0Shameena Pazhaningal Mohamed1Deepak Pandiar2Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Kozhikode, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Kozhikode, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Kozhikode, IndiaSoft-tissue chondroma is a rare, benign, slow-growing tumor made up of heterotopic cartilaginous tissue. It occurs most commonly in the third and fourth decades in the hands and feet. Oral soft-tissue chondromas are uncommon and soft-tissue chondroma of gingiva is extremely uncommon. Here, we report an unusual case of soft-tissue chondroma of gingiva in a 50-year-old woman.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3642827 |
| spellingShingle | Dhana Lakshmi Jeyasivanesan Shameena Pazhaningal Mohamed Deepak Pandiar Soft-Tissue Chondroma of Anterior Gingiva: A Rare Entity Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Soft-Tissue Chondroma of Anterior Gingiva: A Rare Entity |
| title_full | Soft-Tissue Chondroma of Anterior Gingiva: A Rare Entity |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Soft-Tissue Chondroma of Anterior Gingiva: A Rare Entity |
| title_short | Soft-Tissue Chondroma of Anterior Gingiva: A Rare Entity |
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