Extraskeletal chondroma walling the temporomandibular joint: Report of a rare case and review of the literature.

Int J Surg Case Rep

University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Moorenstraße 5, Building 11.52, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany. Electronic address:

Published: June 2018

Introduction: Extraskeletal or soft-tissue chondroma is a rare benign cartilaginous neoplasm which usually affects hands and feet. Scientific literature only reports one previous case of this pathology in the preauricular region.

Presentation Of The Case: This report describes a rare case of extraskeletal chondroma surrounding the temporomandibular joint of a 55-year-old female patient.

Discussion And Conclusion: Diagnosis of extraskeletal chondroma is challenging since tissue swelling, diagnostic imaging and even histopathological features may be misleading for other joint or gland pathologies.

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