Zheng YM, Wang HX, Dong C. Chondromyxoid fibroma of the temporal bone: A case report and review of the literature. World J Clin Cases 2018; 6(16): 1210-1216 [PMID: 30613685 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i16.1210]
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Cheng Dong, MD, Attending Doctor, Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16, Jiangsu Road, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China. derc007@sina.com
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2018; 6(16): 1210-1216 Published online Dec 26, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i16.1210
Chondromyxoid fibroma of the temporal bone: A case report and review of the literature
Ying-Mei Zheng, He-Xiang Wang, Cheng Dong
Ying-Mei Zheng, Health Examination Center, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China
He-Xiang Wang, Cheng Dong, Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of data and the writing and revision of the manuscript.
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Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author to: Cheng Dong, MD, Attending Doctor, Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16, Jiangsu Road, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China. derc007@sina.com
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Received: July 6, 2018 Peer-review started: July 6, 2018 First decision: October 4, 2018 Revised: November 15, 2018 Accepted: November 23, 2018 Article in press: November 24, 2018 Published online: December 26, 2018
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) is a rare benign bone tumour of cartilaginous origin, which usually affects the metaphysis of the long bone. Involvement of the temporal bone is extremely rare. Patients with CMF in the temporal bone can present some neurological deficits due to involvement of surrounding neural structures.
CASE SUMMARY
We present the first case of histopathologically proven CMF originating in the temporal bone and involving the hypoglossal canal in a 40-year-old woman. Hypoglossal nerve paralysis was identified on the cranial nerve examination. The patient underwent surgical excision and was neurologically normal except for mild left facial palsy on 5-mo follow-up examination after surgery. In the current report, the major characteristics and computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging features of the lesion are discussed. Furthermore, previous literature regarding this pathology is reviewed.
CONCLUSION
The current study presents the first case of temporal bone CMF involving the hypoglossal canal.
Core tip: Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) involving the temporal bone is extremely rare. We herein present the first reported case of a histopathologically proven CMF originating in the temporal bone and involving the hypoglossal canal in a 40-year-old woman. The major characteristics and imaging features of the lesion are discussed in this report.
