Atypical Location of a Solitary Intracranial Chondroma without Meningeal Attachment

Abstract

The case of a 19-year-old female patient with a history of severe headache for several months is presented. Computed tomography (CT) as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intracranial, space-occupying mass with no meningeal attachment, located in the left frontal lobe. The entire tumour was removed, the pathological examination revealed a chondroma. The origin of this tumour is analysed, the clinical and histological findings are described and the literature is reviewed.

Zusammenfassung

Der Fall einer 19-jährigen Frau mit chronischen, seit Monaten fortbestehenden Zephalgien wird vorgestellt. Die bildgebende Diagnostik i. S. von kranieller Computertomografie (cCT) sowie Kernspintomografie (cMRT) zeigte eine intrakranielle Raumforderung im Bereich des linken Frontallappens ohne Kontakt zu den Meningen. Der gesamte Tumor wurde entfernt, die histopathologische Untersuchung ergab die Diagnose eines Chondroms. Die Pathogenese des Tumors wird diskutiert, klinische und histologische Befunde dargestellt sowie ein Literaturüberblick vorgestellt.

Key words

Chondroma - intracranial chondroma - falx cerebri - dura mater

Schlüsselwörter

Chondrom - intrakranielles Chondrom - Falx cerebri - Dura mater

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