A rare case of a benign giant chondroid syringoma of nose

Neemu Hage; Jaimanti Bakshi; Mayank Rampal

doi:10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20203214

Authors

Neemu Hage Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2217-6010
Jaimanti Bakshi Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Mayank Rampal Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20203214

Keywords:

Chondroid syringoma, External nose, Benign appendageal tumour

Abstract

Chondroid syringoma (CS) is a rare benign appendageal tumour of the skin, with histological similarities to pleomorphic adenoma of salivary glands. It typically presents as a slow growing nodular mass generally less than 3 cm, arising from the skin, predominantly in the head and neck region. We report a case of a 61-year-old male with a massive nasal mass attained over a period of 2 years. A fine needle aspiration of the lesion was suggestive of CS. It was excised completely under general anaesthesia. The postoperative histopathology was also consistent with CS. The patient was followed up on a regular basis and was rendered disease free till his last follow up at 4 months. Our purpose of reporting this case is to highlight the rarity of the disease entity, as well as the occasion of it acquiring a large size yet, maintaining its benign nature.

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Author Biographies

Neemu Hage, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Senior resident

Jaimanti Bakshi, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Professor

Mayank Rampal, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Junior resident

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