Soft tissue chondroma of hard palate associated with cleft palate

Abstract

Soft tissue chondroma of palate is very rare. It has never been reported in a cleft palate patient. We report a case of 22-year-old male who came with asymptomatic swelling on the palate since birth, along with complete cleft of secondary palate. He had symptoms related to cleft palate only, i.e., nasal regurgitation and speech abnormalities. Swelling was excised and the cleft palate was repaired. Histopathological examination revealed chondroma of the palate. The patient had no recurrence after 2 years of follow-up.

Soft-Tissue Chondroma of Anterior Gingiva: A Rare Entity

“…Soft-tissue chondroma of the oral cavity is uncommon; very few [ 2 – 6 ] cases have been reported in the English literature. The tongue is the most common site for soft-tissue chondroma followed by the buccal mucosa, hard palate, gingiva, soft palate, and lips.…”

“…If it occurs intraorally, then the most common intraoral site is tongue. In the oral cavity, only few cases of soft-tissue chondroma have been reported in the English literature till date, with very few cases in the gingiva [ 2 – 6 ]. This report describes an unusual case of soft-tissue chondroma occurring in the gingiva.…”

Soft Tissue Chondroma of the Oral Cavity: An Extremely Rare Tumour Localized on the Hard Palate

“…A slightly higher incidence between female patients is outlined even though others report a male preponderance [1, 7–14, 16]. The length of time between the appearance of first symptoms and treatment varied from 1 to 31 years, with a median of 8.4 years for STCs of the cheek mucosa [9].…”

“…Very few cases of STCs limited to the hard palate were reported [ 16 , 17 ]. Pathogenesis and clinical behavior of oral STCs are still poorly understood and the knowledge of these neoplasms is mainly based on the evaluation of few documented cases [ 7 – 14 , 16 ]. A possible genetic influence has recently been outlined [ 22 , 23 ].…”

“…To the best of our knowledge, only five cases of STC of the palate have been reported in the literature, one of these being associated with cleft palate [ 16 – 20 ].…”