title: [Benign chondroblastoma of the occipital bone. A case report].
abstract: Benign chondroblastoma is a rare bone tumor of immature cartilage cell derivation. This lesion classically occur at the ends of long bones in young persons. Chondroblastoma arising from the occipital bone is extremely rare. We report the case of a 16 year old girl with a benign condroblastoma in the occipital bone, and discuss the clinical, radiological and treatment aspects of this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Brasil.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: De Castro
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Iafigliola
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Balbo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Condroblastoma benigno do osso occipital. Relato do caso.