A rare case of chondrosarcoma arising in parotid with extension to lateral skull base. Issue 12 (2nd December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pradhan, Sidharth; Sarkar, Saurav; Sable, Mukund N; Parida, Pradipta Kumar
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 12:Issue 12(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-12-02
• Subjects: ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology -- head and neck cancer -- head and neck surgery; Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231643
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : Chondrosarcomas of head and neck region are rare. Very few cases of chondrosarcomas arising in parotid gland have been reported and none with intracranial extension. We report a case of a female presenting with a parotid swelling and a mass in external auditory canal with extradural extension to posterior cranial fossa. With a preoperative fine needle aspiration diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma, it was excised and the histopathology came out to be low-grade myxoid chondrosarcoma. She has not received any adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and there is no evidence of recurrence at months.