title: Chondrosarcoma of the petrous apex. Dilemmas in diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: A case of chrondrosarcoma of the petrous temporal bone is presented. Chondrosarcomas rarely occur intracranially and typically present apex mass. The dilemmas faced in the diagnosis and treatment of petrous apex chondrosarcomas are discussed. This case also gives interesting insight into the natural history of this tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wharton
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Antoun
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Bottrill
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Moffat
mesh_terms: D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010579:Petrous Bone; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery