title: Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the craniocervical junction.
abstract: Mesenchymal chondrosarcomas are found with equal low frequency in bone and soft tissue. The CNS is the most commonly reported site of extraosseous origin of mesenchymal chondrosarcomas. This report concerns the CT, MRI, and pathologic findings as well as the operative management of a mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the craniocervical junction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg Medical School, West Germany.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kretzschmar
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Eggert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed