Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma in anterior skull base: case report.
We report the case of a 16-year-old boy who presented with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma involving the ethmoid sinus, right orbit, nasal cavity, and anterior cranial fossa. The tumor was totally resected by craniofacial surgery; the patient's postoperative course was uneventful. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of highly cellular undifferentiated small cells, alternating with zones of cartilaginous tissues. Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare, aggressive variant of chondrosarcoma, which might be encountered more frequently due to the advances in neuroimaging and surgical procedures.
Division of Neuropathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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Sugiyama
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Hirano
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Llena
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Goodrich
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Uozumi
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Kurisu
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Harada
D000293:Adolescent; D018211:Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery