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Falcine chondroma: illustrative case

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chondromas are benign cartilaginous tumors that are rarely seen in the brain. OBSERVATIONS: A 58-year-old woman had undergone routine brain imaging after a motor vehicle accident and was incidentally found to have a right falcine lesion. Contrast magnetic resonance imaging showed a mostly nonenhancing mass with discontinuous rim enhancement. She was taken to the operating room and pathology revealed a chondroma. LESSONS: Falcine intracranial chondromas are rare and typically misdiagnosed as meningiomas. Chondromas should be in the differential for patients presenting with nonenhancing falcine lesions.

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons

DOI: 10.3171/case20124

Authors: Melissa M. J. Chua, Stanley F. Bazarek, David M. Meredith, Liangge Hsu, Stephen C. Saris

Institutions: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments

Subfield: Rheumatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W3133769960