title: Cystic falcine chondroma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A rare case of falcine chondroma in a 25-year-old woman with an 8-year history of headache and a recent generalized seizure is presented. Microscopic examination of the resected tumor revealed that it was a falcine chondroma with chondrocytes and central cystic degeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Loghman Hospital Centre, International Medical School of Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hadadian
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abtahii
authors.forename: Z T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Asil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rakhshan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vessal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans