Extraskeletal Soft Tissue Chondromas of Head and Neck Region

Abstract: Chondromas are benign cartilage producing tumors which are composed of mature hyaline cartilage. We report two cases of extra skeletal soft tissue chondromas. Our first case was a 30 year old male who presented with swelling on the right pinna, while the other case was a 17 years old female with a nodule on the right cheek. The right pinna growth was surgically removed and the specimen was sent to Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (A.F.I.P) for anatomical diagnosis. The right cheek nodule was removed and the specimen was send to a local laboratory and the histopathological diagnosis of nonkeratinizing sqamous cell carcinoma was made. Blocks of this case were sent to A.F.I.P for review. On the basis of morphological features both the cases were diagnosed as extra skeletal soft tissue chondromas.