Recurrent Extra Skeletal Soft Tissue Chondroma in a Black African Female: Report of a Case and Review of Literature

Abstract

Extraskeletal chondroma occurring in the gluteal region is a very rare tumour. Its presence in an abnormal side can pose a diagnostic dilemma. The common sites are usually the hands and feet. We present the clinical and histological feature of a huge recurrent extraskeletal chondroma occurring in the buttocks of an African female. A 22year old athlete living the Niger delta region of Nigeria presented with a recurrent swelling embedded in the soft tissue of the right buttocks which lasted for a period of 1 year. The initial lesion was for a period of 3 years. Histological examination showed an encapsulated lesion composed of matured hyaline cartilage without atypia. Appropriate initial diagnosis is necessary for proper treatment to be instituted to avoid recurrence, since a second surgery maybe difficult particularly in an African where treatment of diseases are influenced by taboos and cultural believes to a large extent