Intracerebral chondrosarcoma
Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery. 2010; 14 (1): 90-93
in English
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| ID: emr-98315
ABSTRACT
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:
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Brain Neoplasms
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Survival Rate
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pan Arab J. Neurosurgery
Year:
2010
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