Chondrosarcoma arising from the falx cerebri.
A chondrosarcoma arising from the falx cerebri in a 15-year-old boy is reported. The patient had been suffering from convulsive seizures and weakness of the limbs on the left side for about 7 months prior to admission. A high-density mass attached to the falx was demonstrated by computed tomographic scan. Clinically it was very similar to a falx meningioma, and the final diagnosis was obtained from histopathological examination. The tumor was completely excised at operation, which is extremely important to prevent both local recurrence and distant metastasis.
D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male