Chondroma of the tongue

Extraskeletal chondroma of the masseter muscle: a case report with review of the literature

“…A review of the literature on head and neck soft tissue chondromas (Table 1) disclosed 34 cases of soft tissue chondromas occurring in the head and neck region, of which 24 were in the tongue 1,3,11,14,[19][20][23][24]28,[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][41][42]44,47,[49][50] , 4 in the cheek 4,16,18,26 , 2 in the parotid gland 3,22 , 1 in the parapharyngeal space 45 , 1 in the preauricular region 43 , 1 in the neck 21 and 1 in the masticatory space 10 . The age range of the patients was 5-79 years.…”

Mixed choristoma on the anterior dorsal tongue: a new case and review of the literature

“…Time of presentation ranges between 3 to 75 years of age but occurs most commonly during the third and fourth decades of life. The largest lingual cartilaginous choristoma was 4.5 cm in greatest diameter 22 . Microscopically, these lesions consist of a circumscribed nodule composed of hyaline cartilage with well‐defined lacunae, showing small chondrocytes 23 .…”

Choristomas and Teratomas of Oral Cavity

“…Masses of differentiated cartilage are reported to occur in the tongue, buccal mucosa and soft palate [18][19][20][21] . Microsopically, they are composed of a tumorlike mass of hyaline cartilage surrounded by dense, fibrous connective tissue, suggesting perichondrium, by loose fibrous connective tissue or by myxoid tissue, suggesting primitive mesenchyme.…”