Chondrosarcoma is a malignant tumor of cartilaginous origin, and She s
econd most common primary malignant bone tumor in the United States. O
nly similar to 10% of chondrosarcomas occur in the head and neck regio
n, and of these the hyoid bone is a rare site of involvement. This rep
ort describes such a case, as well as the radiographic features as see
n by CT scan. (C) Elsevier Science Inc., 1997.