[Primary mandibular condyle tumors. Osteomas, chondroma, fibrosarcoma, giant cell tumor (author's transl)]

Six out of 11 cases of primary condylar tumors treated in the Department of stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery were analyzed. They included 3 patients with osteomas, and one case each of fibrosarcoma, chondroma, and multinucleated giant cell tumor. Typical signs were lateral displacement of the mandible (2 cases), reduction in the buccal opening (3 cases), and pain (3 cases) and swelling (3 cases) in the pretragal region. Swelling is never observed with osteomas, which develop antero-internally. The presence of the tumors was confirmed by radiological examination in all cases. Usual treatment is condylectomy, by means of C. Hosxés approach, confirmation of diagnosis requiring pathological examinations.