Open AccessIntracranial Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma: Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Kazem Anvari,
Masoumeh Gharib,
Amin Saburi,
Seyed Alireza Javadinia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
galen medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-2767
pISSN - 2322-2379
DOI - 10.31661/gmj.v5i4.703
Subject(s) - medicine , mesenchymal chondrosarcoma , chondrosarcoma , craniotomy , differential diagnosis , radiation therapy , surgery , radiology , pathology
Background: Chondrosarcoma is a very rare brain tumor. Patients with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma have a worse prognosis and survival than other subtypes of brain chondrosarcoma. Case Report: A 29-year-old man underwent craniotomy because of a headache and blurred vision in his left eye lasting for 15 days. Pathologic examination revealed mesenchymal chondrosarcoma. Conclusion: Chondrosarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnoses of intracranial extra-axial hypo- and hypervascular tumors, especially in young patients. Surgical resection and radiotherapy are the preferred treatment for these patients.[GMJ.2016;5(4):219-24]