Soft Tissue Chondroma: Two Cases Report and Literature Review

Khadija Benhayoune¹, Hinde El Fatemi¹, Hassan El Fettach², Siham Tizniti², Faouzi Boutayeb³, Mohammed El Merini⁴, Taoufik Harmouch¹

¹Department of Anatomic Pathology, CHU Hassan II of Fez, Fez, Morocco.
²Department of Radiology, CHU Hassan II of Fez, Fez, Morocco.
³Department of Orthopaedics I, CHU Hassan II of Fez, Fez, Morocco.
⁴Department of Orthopaedics II, CHU Hassan II of Fez, Fez, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2014.312137                

Abstract

Introduction: Soft tissue chondroma is a very rare, slow progressing, benign tumor. It has a specific tendency for hands and feet. It can exhibit worrisome radiographic and histologic features mimicking chondrosarcomas. Case 1: A 54-year-old man was presented with a big mass in the left thigh. At magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the lesion exhibited a heterogeneous pattern, localized in muscle without infiltration. Open biopsy was performed showed a soft tissue chondroma. Case 2: A 40 years old man presented with a hard mass on the right iliac fossa. TDM showed a well circumscribed soft tissue mass with a heterogeneous pattern. Histological assessment of the resected specimen confirmed a soft tissue chondroma. Conclusion: Soft tissue chondroma is a very rare benign tumor. In our case, the tumor presented with an unusual location and radiological appearance, suggesting a malignant process. The diagnosis was rectified thanks to pathological examination.

Keywords

Soft Tissue, Chondroma, Calcification, MRI, Thigh, The Right Iliac Fossa

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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