Clinical features of ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumors: A systematic review of the literature

Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumors (ECT) are rare, benign, soft tissue tumors exclusively found in the oral cavity and oropharynx [1]. They commonly present as submucosal, dome-shaped or sessile, firm, slow-growing, and painless masses primarily involving the dorsum of the oral tongue [1]. Though rare, ECTs can be found in other locations such as the base of tongue (BOT) and hard palate [1–3]. The condition was initially described in a case series by Smith et al. in 1995, followed by numerous case reports, including the present case, accumulating to a total of approximately 60 individual cases to date [4].

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