Extremely Rare Case of Extra Skeletal Soft Tissue Chondroma of Masseteric Space: a Diagnostic Challengel

Benign soft tissue chondroma is a rare type of extraskeletal chondrocytic tumour. It usually can be found in skeletal system in extremities. Head and neck region is one of the most uncommon sites for extraskeletal chondroma .Most common site is tongue and there has been paucity of cases arising from the other subsites .We present a case of 56 years gentleman who came to our OPD with a right masticator space swelling. It was nonmalignant on FNAC. He underwent wide local excision through a transparotid approach. Final biopsy & IHC report showed presence of benign chondrocytic neoplasm- soft tissue chondroma (extraskeletal). No further therapy was used and he has been in follow up since then. To our knowledge ,this is the third reported case of masseteric space chondroma.

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