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Myxoid chondrosarcoma of the external auditory meatus
G A Worley1, M J Wareing, R J Sergeant
1Department of Otolaryngology, Kent and Sussex Weald NHS Trust, Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, UK.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|April 5, 2000
Abstract:
Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma presenting in the head and neck is extremely rare. Histological diagnosis is difficult and requires close co-operation between clinician, radiologist and pathologist. The tumour has a good prognosis in comparison to myxoid chondrosarcoma of the bone but surgical resection may be difficult due to its gelatinous nature. We present a case of extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma originating in the external auditory meatus of a 42-year-old man. This is the first report of this tumour in this site.