Chondroblastoma represents approximately 1% of all the primary bone tumors.
Most of these tumors arise in the epiphysis of long bones. Chondroblastoma of the cranial bone and facial bone is extremely rare.
Furthermore, chondroblastoma involving th...
Chondroblastoma represents approximately 1% of all the primary bone tumors.
Most of these tumors arise in the epiphysis of long bones. Chondroblastoma of the cranial bone and facial bone is extremely rare.
Furthermore, chondroblastoma involving the zygoma of the facial bone has not been reported in the literatures.
Treatment of the chondroblastoma in the skull and facial bone has been the same as treatment usually used in the long bones includes simple curettate and radiation therapy.
But chondroblastoma of the skull and facial bone is a benign but locally aggressive tumor.
On the basis of our case and review of the literature, we recommend complete radical surgical excision as the primary treatment for chondroblastoma of the zygomatic bone.
We report the cast of 21-year-old man with benign chondroblastoma in the zygomatic bone.
The clinical features, radiologic and histologic appearances, and treatments are also discussed.