SOFT-TISSUE CHONDROMA OF THE NECK - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

We present a case of a soft tissue chondroma arising in the neck of a 5-year-old girl with a 9-month history of respiratory distress and a s lowly enlarging right neck mass of uncertain duration. The radiographi c, sonographic, and CT features of this lesion will be discussed. This case is unusual due to the relatively rare nature of this lesion, its location, and its occurrence in a young child. This report also empha sizes the need to fully evaluate children with respiratory distress wh o do not respond to standard medical therapy.