• Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg · Feb 2007

    Case Reports

    Soft-tissue chondroma of the masticatory space.

    • G De Riu, S M Meloni, R Gobbi, M Contini, and A Tullio.
    • Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy. gderiu@uniss.it
    • Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Feb 1; 36 (2): 174-6.

    AbstractSoft-tissue chondroma is an infrequent, benign, cartilaginous tumour that is uncommon in the head and neck region. Single-location chondromas rarely evolve into malignant neoplasms. Chondromas are composed of hyaline cartilage with focal calcification. There have been a few reports published of cases of soft-tissue chondroma of the neck and parapharyngeal space. Here is described a new location of this tumour in the masticatory space.

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