Chondroma of the petrous apex.
The clinicopathological features of a chondroma of petrous apex area examined with magnetic resonance (MRI) are presented. The extreme rarity of the location, the MRI aspect, and the surgical strategy based upon MRI studies make this case noteworthy.
Mariniello
Giuseppe
G
Department of Neurosurgery, Federico II University School of Medicine, 5 Via S. Pansini, Napoli 80131, Italy. g.mariniello@tin.it
Cappabianca
Paolo
P
Stella
Lucio
L
Del Basso De Caro
Maria Laura
ML
Buonamassa
Simona
S
de Divitiis
Enrico
E
D000368:Aged; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*