CUTANEOUS CARTILAGINOUS TUMOR

BACKGROUND. Only seven cases of cartilaginous tumors of the skin have been described in the dermatologic literature. OBJECTIVE. We studied t he nature of cutaneous cartilaginous tumors and their clinical spectru m. METHODS. We describe a 56-year-old woman with a superficial cartila ginous tumor of the sole of the foot. The tumor appeared to be a cutan eous' mass and was resected. RESULTS. Histologically, the tumor extend ed from the dermis to the subcutaneous tissue. Despite the presence of foci of nuclear changes that suggested a malignancy, there has been n o recurrence in the 3 years since its removal. Our review of previous reports indicated that this case may have been a soft tissue chondroma . And it confirmed that cutaneous cartilaginous tumors comprise a supe rficial soft tissue chondroma and a true cutaneous chondroma primarily located in the dermis. CONCLUSION. Our case appeared to be a cutaneou s cartilaginous tumor. A complete local removal is the treatment of ch oice.