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Highlights • Extraskeletal or soft-tissue chondroma is a rare cartilaginous benign neoplasm. • Affects usually hands and feet, preauricular region is extremely rare. • Diagnosis is challenging since even histological features may be misleading to other pathologies. • Report describes a rare case of extraskeletal chondroma surrounding the temporomandibular joint in a 55-year-old woman., Introduction Extraskeletal or soft-tissue chondroma is a rare benign cartilaginous neoplasm which usually affects hands and feet. Scientific literature only reports one previous case of this pathology in the preauricular region. Presentation of the case This report describes a rare case of extraskeletal chondroma surrounding the temporomandibular joint of a 55-year-old female patient. Discussion and conclusion Diagnosis of extraskeletal chondroma is challenging since tissue swelling, diagnostic imaging and even histopathological features may be misleading for other joint or gland pathologies.