title: Chondroma of the petrous apex.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Federico II University School of Medicine, 5 Via S. Pansini, Napoli 80131, Italy. g.mariniello@tin.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mariniello
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cappabianca
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stella
authors.forename: Maria Laura
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Del Basso De Caro
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buonamassa
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Divitiis
mesh_terms: 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*