Conference
Intracranial chondroma of the falx in a child; Case report & review of the literature
Abstract
Intracranial chondromas (ICC) comprise 0.2 – 0.3% of intracranial tumours. They are usually located at the skull base and thought to arise from foci of synchondrosis. Extra‐skeletal ICC are less common; only 50 cases have been reported. These tumors have no bone attachment and their histogenesis isn't known. We present the immunohistochemical (IHC) and electron microscopy (EM) characteristics of a falx chondroma in a 15 year old child. The …
Authors
Aljerian K; Lach B; Chorneyko K; Nguyen C; Hollenberg RD
Volume
22
Pagination
pp. 706.27-706.27
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 2008
DOI
10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.706.27
Conference proceedings
The FASEB Journal
Issue
S1
ISSN
0892-6638