title: Giant chondroma arising from the dura mater of the convexity. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Chondromas arising from the dura mater are rare intracranial tumors. The authors present a case of intracranial giant chondroma originating from the dura mater of the convexity. Neuroimaging and surgical findings are described. The diagnostic clues are discussed and similar cases from the literature are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagayama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oyoshi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuratsu
mesh_terms: D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed