Chondromas usually affect the small bones of hand and feet and account for only 0.5% amina muaddi scarpe trasparenti of all intracranial tumors.We present a case of a giant, supratentorial meningeal chondroma in a 19-year old male patient and discuss the preoperative diagnostic findings as well as the appropriate treatment options.
A 19-old male presented with headache, new onset of focal seizures and paresis of left upper extremity.Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large right parietal tumor in the precentral region with local mass effect.The patient underwent right parietal craniotomy and gross total resection of the tumor.
The histopathological report revealed a chondroma.Intradural supratentorial chondromas are extremely rare.As with other slow growing intracranial masses, they often reach a relatively opi the color that keeps on giving large size before generating symptoms.
Maximal surgical resection is the treatment of choice and if this is achieved no adjuvant therapy is necessary.