title: Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma of the falx.
abstract: Intracranial cartilaginous tumors are unusual lesions, of which myxoid chondrosarcoma is the rarest. We describe this tumor arising from the falx in a 28-year-old woman treated at recurrence with a second operation and a radiation implant. The behavior of classic chondrosarcoma and mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salcman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Scholtz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kristt
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Numaguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D014746:Vimentin