Introduction:

Chondroma is a benign neoplasm of mesenchymal origin and of unknown etiology, very infrequently appearing in the soft tissues due to its constitution of mature cartilage cells without bone; however, they usually present focal calcifications. When occurring in the head and neck, they usually appear in the jaw or hard palate. Just a few cases of this pathology are reported in the pharynx.

Materials and Methods:

We present a case of a female 68 years old, who came to the clinic due to pain in the soft palate, headache and left parathyroid pain associated with dysphagia, of four years of evolution. Corresponding studies were carried out and finally the diagnosis of chondroma was confirmed by biopsy.

Discusion:

Chondromas are rarely found in the soft tissues, suggesting that the diagnosis should be carefully oriented to rule out possible malignancy of the lesion and that post-surgical controls should be frequent.

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