Extraskeletal chondroma of the masseter muscle: a case report with review of the literature

J Falleti; R De Cecio; A Mentone; V Lamberti; M Friscia; S De Biasi; L Califano; L Insabato

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2009.02.020

Extraskeletal chondroma of the masseter muscle: a case report with review of the literature

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 Aug;38(8):895-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.02.020. Epub 2009 Apr 5.

Authors

J Falleti¹, R De Cecio, A Mentone, V Lamberti, M Friscia, S De Biasi, L Califano, L Insabato

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomorphological and Functional Science, Section of Anatomic Pathology, Federico II University, via S. Pansini 5, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 19349148
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.02.020

Abstract

The authors report a case of soft tissue chondroma of the masseter muscle in a 49-year-old man. The tumour was entirely composed of lobules of hyaline cartilage. The literature on head and neck soft tissue chondroma is also reviewed. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of muscular soft tissue chondroma in the head and neck region.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Chondrocytes / pathology
Chondroma / pathology*
Collagen / analysis
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Hyaline Cartilage / pathology
Male
Masseter Muscle / pathology*
Middle Aged
Muscle Neoplasms / pathology*
S100 Proteins / analysis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

S100 Proteins
Collagen