title: Chondroid syringoma: a rare tumor of orofacial region.
abstract: Chondroid syringoma is a rare tumor arising from the major and minor salivary glands. The incidence of chondroid syringoma is reported to be <0.01% among the primary skin tumors. Eighty percent of the chondroid syringomas are seen in older patients , commonly on head and neck region and mostly on the cheek and nose. The authors report a case discussing the surgical management of a chondroid syringoma and pointing out the importance of including this tumor in the differential diagnosis of small subcutaneous nodules in the head and neck region, in middle-age male patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Pathology, Oral Cavity and Audio-Verbal Communication, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. raffaelerauso@virgilio.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rauso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santagata
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tartaro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filipi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colella
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery