Fibromyxoma of the petrous apex.
The common petroclival bony tumors are chordoma and chondrosarcoma. Myxoma of the bone occurs only in the facial bones, and it has not been reported in skull bones. The computed tomographic scanning, magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperative characteristics of a case of fibromyxoma of the petrous bone in a 14-year-old girl are described.
Srinivasan
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Department of Neurosurgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed