Chondromyxoid fibroma of the frontal bone mimicking meningioma.
Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) is a rare benign cartilaginous tumor that usually arises from lower-extremity long-bone metaphyses, with approximately 5.4% of all CMFs presenting in the craniofacial bones. Chondromyxoid fibroma of the frontal bone is exceedingly rare, with only a few cases reported. Herein, we report another case of CMF arising from the frontal bone mimicking meningioma. We suggest that histopathologic examination is of vital importance for the diagnosis of CMF; complete surgical resection is the best treatment option for frontal CMF.
From the *Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital Affiliated Bengbu Medical School, Bengbu, and †Department of Neurosurgey, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hao
H
Wang
Hansheng
H
Shu
Xuping
X
Tian
Hui
H
Zhang
Qiujian
Q
Zhang
Liemei
L
Guo
D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D003287:Contrast Media