Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma of the Parotid Gland

Nyimi Bushabu Fidele; Wu Tianfu; Bing Liu; Yanfang Sun; Zhao Yifang

doi:10.4103/ams.ams_145_18

Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma of the Parotid Gland

Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Jul-Dec;9(2):439-443. doi: 10.4103/ams.ams_145_18.

Authors

Nyimi Bushabu Fidele^{1

2}, Wu Tianfu¹, Bing Liu¹, Yanfang Sun², Zhao Yifang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head and Neck Oncology Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Teaching Hospital of Kinshasa University, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Abstract

Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a rare tumor with an estimated incidence of <3% among of all soft-tissue sarcomas. It is characterized by a multinodular architecture, abundant myxoid matrix, and malignant chondroblast-like cells arranged in cords. The tumor is an entity from chondrosarcomas of bones, commonly found in the soft tissues of the lower extremities at 80%. There are very limited reports of this tumor in the head and neck, especially in the parotid gland. The purpose of this paper is to describe an EMC located at an unusual site in the parotid gland, and briefly, the literature review with special reference to the clinicopathological features and the treatment approach was discussed.

Keywords: Clinical features; extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma; parotid gland; treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports