Chondromas of the falx cerebri and dural convexity: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Intracranial chondromas usually arise from the base of the skull. They rarely originate from the convexity dura and falx. Here we describe two cases of intracranial chondroma located at the convexity dura and falx, discuss the genesis, radiologic, histologic features and review the literature.
Erdogan
Seyda
S
Department of Pathology, Cukurova University, Medical Faculty, 01330, Balcali/Adana, Turkey. seydaer@yahoo.com
Zorludemir
Suzan
S
Erman
Tahsin
T
Akgul
Erol
E
Ergin
Melek
M
Ildan
Faruk
F
Bagdatoglu
Huseyin
H
D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed