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Case report: Rare convexity meningeal chondroma mimicking a meningioma
BACKGROUND: Intracranial chondromas account for 0.2–0.3% of all intracranial neoplastic lesions and less than a quarter arise in the convexity or falx. Despite its benign nature, exceedingly rare malignant transformations exist. The misdiagnosis with meningiomas is frequent and may be related with c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8422430/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513189 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_558_2021 |
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author | Abreu, Pedro Gonçalo Pappamikail, Lia Pontinha, Carlos Drago, José Lourenço, José Artur Romero, Clara Teles, Pedro Correia, Joaquim Pedro |
author_facet | Abreu, Pedro Gonçalo Pappamikail, Lia Pontinha, Carlos Drago, José Lourenço, José Artur Romero, Clara Teles, Pedro Correia, Joaquim Pedro |
author_sort | Abreu, Pedro Gonçalo |
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description | BACKGROUND: Intracranial chondromas account for 0.2–0.3% of all intracranial neoplastic lesions and less than a quarter arise in the convexity or falx. Despite its benign nature, exceedingly rare malignant transformations exist. The misdiagnosis with meningiomas is frequent and may be related with chondromas’ similar insidious clinical presentation and imaging features. Standalone surgery is advised and complete resection provides the definitive treatment. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 44-year-old female presents with insidious headache, visual disturbances, and papilledema. The imaging studies were compatible with frontal parasagittal meningioma. Surgery revealed a meningeal based mass, mostly avascular and with a well-demarked surgical plane from the brain parenchyma. Complete resection with meningeal margins was achieved and the histopathologic examination revealed a chondroma. The patient symptoms subsided and no surgical complications existed. CONCLUSION: Intracranial convexity chondromas constitute a rare differential diagnosis for meningiomas. The present case reinforces the current scarce data and serves as reminder for clinicians diagnosing and treating intracranial tumors. |
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spelling | pubmed-84224302021-09-09 Case report: Rare convexity meningeal chondroma mimicking a meningioma Abreu, Pedro Gonçalo Pappamikail, Lia Pontinha, Carlos Drago, José Lourenço, José Artur Romero, Clara Teles, Pedro Correia, Joaquim Pedro Surg Neurol Int Case Report BACKGROUND: Intracranial chondromas account for 0.2–0.3% of all intracranial neoplastic lesions and less than a quarter arise in the convexity or falx. Despite its benign nature, exceedingly rare malignant transformations exist. The misdiagnosis with meningiomas is frequent and may be related with chondromas’ similar insidious clinical presentation and imaging features. Standalone surgery is advised and complete resection provides the definitive treatment. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 44-year-old female presents with insidious headache, visual disturbances, and papilledema. The imaging studies were compatible with frontal parasagittal meningioma. Surgery revealed a meningeal based mass, mostly avascular and with a well-demarked surgical plane from the brain parenchyma. Complete resection with meningeal margins was achieved and the histopathologic examination revealed a chondroma. The patient symptoms subsided and no surgical complications existed. CONCLUSION: Intracranial convexity chondromas constitute a rare differential diagnosis for meningiomas. The present case reinforces the current scarce data and serves as reminder for clinicians diagnosing and treating intracranial tumors. Scientific Scholar 2021-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8422430/ /pubmed/34513189 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_558_2021 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Surgical Neurology International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Abreu, Pedro Gonçalo Pappamikail, Lia Pontinha, Carlos Drago, José Lourenço, José Artur Romero, Clara Teles, Pedro Correia, Joaquim Pedro Case report: Rare convexity meningeal chondroma mimicking a meningioma |
title | Case report: Rare convexity meningeal chondroma mimicking a meningioma |
title_full | Case report: Rare convexity meningeal chondroma mimicking a meningioma |
title_fullStr | Case report: Rare convexity meningeal chondroma mimicking a meningioma |
title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Rare convexity meningeal chondroma mimicking a meningioma |
title_short | Case report: Rare convexity meningeal chondroma mimicking a meningioma |
title_sort | case report: rare convexity meningeal chondroma mimicking a meningioma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8422430/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513189 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_558_2021 |
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