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Myxoid chondrosarcoma of the external auditory meatus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

George A. Worley ,
Michael J. Wareing  and
Robert J. Sergeant
George A. Worley*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kent and Sussex Weald NHS Trust, Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK.
Michael J. Wareing
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kent and Sussex Weald NHS Trust, Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK.
Robert J. Sergeant
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kent and Sussex Weald NHS Trust, Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr George A. Worley, F.R.C.S., 43 St Peter's Lane, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2BP.
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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.

Keywords

Ear canalChondrosarcoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 8 , August 1999 , pp. 742 - 743
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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