Cavitated (cystic) falcine chondroma: case report.
Intracranial chondromas are unusual tumours that commonly arise from the bones of the skull base. Extraosseous instances are extremely rare. The authors report the case of a 14-year-old boy with a cavitated (cystic) falcine chondroma originating in the falx cerebri.
Luzardo-Small
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Department of Neuroanatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zulla, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Mendez-Martinez
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Cardozo-Duran
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D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002812:Chondroma / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods