Intracerebral chondrosarcoma

We present a case of 49-year-old women with a huge intracranial chondrosarcoma. She had suffered from severe headache, nausea, vomiting and seizures for 2 months. Neurologic examination revealed left hemiplegia and bilateral blurred optic disc margins. Computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a giant, heterogeneous, intensely enhancing mass of 7 x 8 x 6 cm, occupying the right parietooccipital regions parasagittal, with calcifications. A presumptive diagnosis of psammomatous meningioma or oligodendroglioma was made. The patient underwent right parieto-occipital craniotomy and total resection of the tumour. Pathologic examination revealed a chondrosarcoma. She was under regular follow-up and remained free of recurrence following surgery. In addition to the current case, we review previously reported cases of chondrosarcoma, discuss treatment strategies and outcomes

Neuroenteric cyst of the cauda equina without associated malformation

We report a case of 47-year-old women who presented with progressive lumbalgia since 14 years, exacerbated a year previously by bilateral lumbar radicular pain, gait disturbance and urinary retention for one month. Neurological examination found spastic paraparesia and cauda equina syndrome. X-rays were normal but lumbar spinal cord magnetic resonance images showed an intraduarl extramedullary space occupying lesion. The patient underwent L2-L5 laminectomy with total removed of the lesion [cystic, solid components and wall]. Postoperatively neurological deficits recovered totally within 2 weeks. Histological examination showed a Type A neuroenteric cyst