title: Solitary intracerebral chondroma without meningeal attachment: a case report with review of the literature.
abstract: Intracranial chondromas are rare, benign cartilaginous tumours that account for < 0.3% of primary intracranial tumours. They usually originate from the basal synchondrosis and are extradural though, extremely rarely, they can be intracerebral. Here the case of a 45-year old female is presented with a solitary intracerebral chondroma located in the right frontal lobe with no meningeal attachment. The epidemiology, aetiology, clinical behaviour, radiological features, histological features and treatment of the case are discussed with a review of previous cases reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: R-Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: X-F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Y-C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: N-C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Y-Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002812:Chondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult