title: Convexity dural chondroma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The majority of intracranial chondromas arise from cartilage rests in the synchondrosis at the base of the skull. Chondromas are most commonly found in the sellar and parasellar regions, usually located extradurally. In rare instances, these tumours originate from the dura mater of the convexity. We report a rare case of a chondroma arising from the convexity dura mater. The origin of this tumour is analysed and the literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University of Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Efkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Colpan
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Attar
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erekul
authors.forename: Ertekin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arasil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004388:Dura Mater; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology