Abstract
Chondromas are common benign cartilaginous tumours in the skeletal system usually found in extremities. Extra skeletal chondromas are relatively uncommon of which those in head and neck regions are rarely documented. Although the tongue is one of the most common sites of oral soft tissue chondroma, lingual chondromas are rare as evidenced by the fact that only 33 cases are identified in the review of literature till now. This report has the objective of presenting a rare case of lingual enchondroma in a 26-year-old male which was excised with no evidence of recovery during follow up. We have also tried to present a concise review of the relevant literature.
Highlights
Chondromas are benign lesions of hyaline cartilage
In this paper we report a case of soft tissue chondroma arising from tongue and present a review of the literature
A 26-year-old policeman presented with complaints of mass over posterior part of tongue noticed since 15 years which was insidious in onset and gradually progressive
Summary
Chondromas are benign lesions of hyaline cartilage. They are common, and all age groups are affected. Chondromas usually are asymptomatic and frequently discovered incidentally during an unrelated radiographic examination They usually arise in the medullary canal, where they are referred to as “enchondromas”. Extraskeletal chondromas of the oral cavity are very rare with only 46 cases identified in review of the literature in 2011 [2]. They are found primarily in the tongue, tonsils or beneath ill-fitting dentures and only infrequently in the buccal mucosa and soft palate [1]. (2014) Chondroma of Tongue: A Rare Case Report & Review of Literature. In this paper we report a case of soft tissue chondroma arising from tongue and present a review of the literature
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