title: Skull base chondroblastoma: a case report.
abstract: Chondroblastoma is a rare tumor of the skull. Temporal bone is the commonest site of involvement in the skull. We present a thirty one year old man who presented with painless swelling over the left temporal bone, which was near totally excised after preoperative embolization. Management of this unusual tumor and its complications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore - 632 004, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Moorthy
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajshekhar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chacko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed