title: A Primary Ossifying Intracranial Myxoma Arising from the Ethmoid Sinus.
abstract: Myxomas are rare benign tumors that originate from mesenchymal tissue. They usually develop in the atrium of the heart, the skin, subcutaneous tissue, or bone. Involvement of the skull base with an intracranial extension is very rare and not well-described in the literature. We report a rare case of primary intracranial ossifying myxoma arising from the anterior skull base and mimicking a huge chondrosarcoma, and we review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea.
authors.forename: Je Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea.
authors.forename: Choong Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Myxoma; Neoplasm; Primary; Skull base