Cavitated (cystic) falcine chondroma: case report

Intracranial chondromas are unusual tumours that commonly arise from the bones of the skull base. Extraosseous instances are extremely rare.The authors report the case of a 14-year-old boy with a cavitated (cystic) falcine chondroma originating in the falx cerebri.

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Published inBritish journal of neurosurgery Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 426 - 428
Main Author LUZARDO-SMALL, O. MENDEZ-MARTINEZ, J. CARDOZO-DURAN, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Informa UK Ltd 1999
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Brain
Brain Neoplasms - surgery
Chondroma - surgery
Chondroma;Extraosseous;Falx Cerebri;Meningioma;Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Craniotomy - methods
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Medical sciences
Neurology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Tropical medicine
Tumors
Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
Human
Intracranial
Nervous system diseases
Falx cerebri
Radiodiagnosis
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Cerebral disorder
Case study
Chondroma
Central nervous system disease
Cyst
Skull disease
Medical imagery
Computerized axial tomography
Benign neoplasm
Diagnosis
Bone
Child
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Summary:Intracranial chondromas are unusual tumours that commonly arise from the bones of the skull base. Extraosseous instances are extremely rare.The authors report the case of a 14-year-old boy with a cavitated (cystic) falcine chondroma originating in the falx cerebri.
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ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.1080/02688699943600