Chondrolipoma of the oropharynx.
We describe the startling case of a man who was able to extend and retract a smooth round mass in and out of his oropharynx at will. On examination under anesthesia, the mass was found to be attached to the posterior tonsillar pillar by a stalk. The lesion was excised, and histopathology determined that it was a chondrolipoma. We believe that this is the first report of a chondrolipoma at this anatomic site.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y., USA.
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D000368:Aged; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery