Extraosseous chondroma of anterior neck in pediatric patient

Ryoukichi Ikeda; Masaru Tateda; Akira Okoshi; Shinkichi Morita; Sho Hashimoto

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.06.011

Extraosseous chondroma of anterior neck in pediatric patient

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Aug;79(8):1374-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.06.011. Epub 2015 Jun 17.

Authors

Ryoukichi Ikeda¹, Masaru Tateda², Akira Okoshi², Shinkichi Morita², Sho Hashimoto²

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National Sendai Medical Center, 2-8-8, Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-8520, Miyagi, Japan. Electronic address: ryoukich@hotmail.com.
² Departments of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National Sendai Medical Center, 2-8-8, Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-8520, Miyagi, Japan.

PMID: 26104481
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.06.011

Abstract

Extraosseous chondroma (EC) is uncommon soft tissue tumor composed of hyaline cartilage without connection to bone or periosteum. The frequent sites of EC are the hands and feet and rarely reported in the pediatric population and anterior neck lesion. We present an extremely rare case of anterior neck mass in a 5-year-old male who underwent total resection, with the final diagnosis of EC. The review of the literature showed that all cases of EC in anterior neck lesion have been found in young age and preoperative diagnosis was difficult.

Keywords: Anterior neck mass; Extraosseous chondroma; Thyroid cartilage.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Chondroma / diagnosis*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Humans
Male