Chondromyxoid fibroma involving the sphenoid sinus: Case report and literature review | Zendy

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Chondromyxoid fibroma involving the sphenoid sinus: Case report and literature review

Author(s) -

Tamara Miner Haygood,

Mark Herndon,

Pranav Chitkara,

Raymond Alexanian

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

radiology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221

H-Index - 10

ISSN - 1930-0433

DOI - 10.2484/rcr.v5i2.337

Subject(s) - chondromyxoid fibroma , medicine , sinus (botany) , biopsy , ethmoid sinus , radiology , anatomy , pathology , radiation therapy , botany , biology , genus

We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with chondromyxoid fibroma of the sphenoid sinus. Chondromyxoid fibroma is a rare bone tumor found most prevalently in long bones, so its presence at the cranial base is especially uncommon. The presence of a monoclonal gammopathy of undermined significance (MGUS) prompted consideration and investigation of a plasma cell disorder; however, CT and MRI findings followed by biopsy led to the correct diagnosis of chondromyxoid fibroma

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