Chondrosarcoma of the parapharyngeal space: Case report and literature review of an extremely rare location.
Radiol Case Rep
; 16(5): 1099-1102, 2021 May.
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| ID: mdl-33717391
ABSTRACT
Chondrosarcoma of the head and neck region is a rare disease, representing approximately 0.1% of all head and neck neoplasms. Parapharyngeal location is extremely rare and low-grade ones are even rarer. Surgery alone or followed by adjuvant radiotherapy is the treatment of choice. In this article, we report a case of a 67-year-old male with low-grade parapharyngeal chondrosarcoma who presented with a 3-month history of dysphagia. A cervical magnetic resonance imaging was performed that shows a well-defined mass located at the right parapharyngeal space, causing medial deviation of the mucosal space. Surgical resection of the tumor without neck dissection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy was undertaken with a favorable response. The purpose of this article is to add our case to the limited literature for good management of parapharyngeal chondrosarcomas.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Radiol Case Rep
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Morocco