Chondroma of falx: case report of a rare condition
Abbasi, A.; Azmoudeh Ardalan, F.; Miri, S.Mojtaba.; Shahriarian, S.; Tajik, F.
Acta Medica Iranica 50(3): 222-224
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-6025 PMID: 22418994 Document Number: 660837
Chondroma is a benign tumor which mostly occurs in extremities but also sometimes in brain. Most intracranial chondromas arise from skull base, but chondroma of falx origin is a rare circumstance. Indeed, the intracranial chondromas rise from falx is mostly in relation with syndromic disorders such as Mafucci's syndrome or Ollier's syndrome. Here, we reported a rare case of falxian intracranial chondroma in a young man who has normal physical examination and no signs of any syndromic disorder. The goal of this paper was to raise awareness about chondromas and suggest that chondroma be ruled out in any patient with masses arising from falx.