Osteochondroma of the hyoid bone: A case report and review of the literature

Masra M. Shameem, MPH; Fawaz M. Makki, MD, MSc., FRCS(C); Darian Kameh, MD, FCAP, FACSP; James R. Bekeny, MD

Otolaryngology Case Reports (Nov 2020)

Osteochondroma of the hyoid bone: A case report and review of the literature

Masra M. Shameem, MPH,
Fawaz M. Makki, MD, MSc., FRCS(C),
Darian Kameh, MD, FCAP, FACSP,
James R. Bekeny, MD

Affiliations

Masra M. Shameem, MPH: University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA
Fawaz M. Makki, MD, MSc., FRCS(C): Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Advent Health, Celebration, FL, USA; Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Alfaisal University College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Darian Kameh, MD, FCAP, FACSP: University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA; Department of Pathology, Advent Health-Celebration, Celebration, FL, USA
James R. Bekeny, MD: University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA; Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Advent Health, Celebration, FL, USA; Corresponding author. University of Central Florida, 410 Celebration Place, Suite 305, Celebration, FL, 34747, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17
p. 100232

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Importance: To our knowledge, this is the second case of Osteochondroma of the hyoid bone in an adult patient and third overall. Objective: To present a case of an osteochondroma of the hyoid bone in a 62-year-old male and review the literature of osteochondromas in the head and neck regions. Design: Case report. Setting: Advent Health-Celebration in Orlando, FL. Participant: A 62-year-old male that presented with a chronic right neck mass. Exposure: Osteochondroma. Results: A multilobulated, 5.3 x 4.1 × 3.1 cm mass was excised. Conclusions: Pathology confirmed the diagnosis of Osteochondroma of the hyoid bone.

Published in Otolaryngology Case Reports

ISSN: 2468-5488 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/otolaryngology-case-reports/

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