Differential diagnosis of radiolucencies of mandibular condyle

The mandibular condyle is a region in which tumor/tumor-like lesions rarely form; osteoma, osteochondroma, chondroma, and synovial chondromatosis being the most common pathologic enities. However these lesions are more radiopaque than radiolucent. This review and flowchart will help the readers to develop a differential diagnosis for radiolucencies of the mandibular condyle with prevalence of this conditions which rarely affect condyle.