Chondrosarcoma of the hyoid bone.
The CT and MRI findings in a case of chondrosarcoma of the hyoid bone are reported. Although chondrosarcoma is the second most common primary malignant bone tumor, only 10 % of chondrosarcomas occur in the head and neck region. The hyoid bone is a rare site of involvement with only seven cases reported previously.
Demeyere
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Department of Radiology, Imeldaziekenhuis Bonheiden, Imeldalaan 9, B-2820 Bonheiden, Belgium.
De Somer
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F
Perdieus
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D
Van Den Hauwe
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Lemmens
L
L
Schillebeeckx
J
J
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed