Hyoid bone chondrosarcoma with cervical nodal metastasis:

• Main Authors: Hisham Mostafa Abdel-Fattah, Hani Osama Nasef, Geylan Abdel Shafi Fadali, Nagwa Mashali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-09-01
• Series: Alexandria Journal of Medicine
• Subjects: Hyoid chondrosarcoma; Radiology; Surgery; Follow-up; Recurrence
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090506815000780

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.