Open AccessPrimary Meningeal Myxochondrosarcoma Presenting as a Cerebellar Mass
Author(s) -
Thomas W. Smith,
Robin I. Davidson
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198105000-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , foramen magnum , pathology , histopathology , skull , stroma , anatomy , cartilage , immunohistochemistry
This report describes a malignant cartilagenous tumor that originated from the dura at the base of the skull near the foramen magnum and presented as an intracerebellar mass in a 12-year-old boy. The histopathology of the tumor was confusing because of its prominent myxoid stroma and lack of well-defined cartilage. The presence of sulfated mucopolysaccharides in the matrix and the ultrastructural characteristics of the tumor cells established the cartilagenous nature of the neoplasm.