Hyoid bone chondrosarcoma with cervical nodal metastasis:
Background: Hyoid bone chondrosarcoma is a very rare condition. This study presents a case report of low-grade chondrosarcoma of hyoid bone with cervical nodal metastasis. The study also presents preoperative radiological investigations, pathological examination and the follow-up of the case. Case p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-09-01
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Series: | Alexandria Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090506815000780 |
Summary: | Background: Hyoid bone chondrosarcoma is a very rare condition. This study presents a case report of low-grade chondrosarcoma of hyoid bone with cervical nodal metastasis. The study also presents preoperative radiological investigations, pathological examination and the follow-up of the case.
Case presentation: A 42 years old female had a hard mass in the left submandibular region of the neck. The mass was 5.5 cm × 7.5 cm and mobile with deglutition.
Conclusions: Although the tumor was low grade, it showed cervical lymph node metastasis months after its surgical excision. This shows the importance of scheduled CT scan of the neck during follow-up of these cases. |
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ISSN: | 2090-5068 |