title: Meningeal chondroma in a young female.
abstract: Meningeal chondroma is a rare intracranial neoplasm. It is usually diagnosed clinically as meningioma. Histologically it may have a differential diagnosis of chordoid meningioma, a malignant lesion, and needs radiotherapy. A chondroma is a benign lesion where surgical removal is the treatment. A 20-year-old female presented with symptoms of space occupying lesion which was clinically and radiologically considered meningioma. On histopathology, the lesion turned out to be a chondroma. Meningeal chondroma is a benign lesion for which surgical removal is the curative treatment. No further treatment in the form of radiation is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP, India.
authors.forename: Niraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Rabi Narayan
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krishnani
mesh_terms: D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult