title: Intracranial cystic chondroma: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intracranial chondromas are rare benign tumors with an incidence of 0.2% to 0.3% of all intracranial tumors. This is the first case of an intracranial chondroma reported from Pakistan.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of a 23-year-old Asian man presenting with intracerebral chondroma of the left frontal lobe, which was eroding the dura matter. The intracranial chondroma was completely removed by surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intracranial chondromas are rare benign cartilaginous tumors. Through this case presentation we have discussed the diagnostic procedures, radiological and pathological findings. The purpose of presenting such a rare case is to develop awareness among clinicians and medical students and to highlight the requirement of immediate actions to ensure proper management of such cases.
authors.affiliation: Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. akhtar.amin@live.com.
authors.forename: Muhammad Muzaffer
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Uddin
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: Akhtar Amin
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Memon
authors.forename: Jamshed
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ali