Giant intracranial osteochondroma: A case report with review of literature

R. Amita; S. Sandhyamani; H. V. Easwer; Suresh Nair; A. Praveen; T. R. Kapilamoorthy

doi:10.4103/2277-9167.146836

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2014; 03(03): 169-170
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9167.146836

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Giant intracranial osteochondroma: A case report with review of literature

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R. Amita
S. Sandhyamani
H. V. Easwer

¹Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Suresh Nair

¹Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
A. Praveen

²Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
T. R. Kapilamoorthy

²Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

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Abstract

Osteochondromas are rare tumors of skull and commonest site of intracranial involvement is skull base. Complete excision is usually curative. We report a case of giant osteochondroma of the fronto-sylvian, which we believe is the largest reported intracranial osteochondroma until date.

Key words

Intracranial - largest - osteochondroma

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