Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma of the Jugular Foramen in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Pediatr Neurosurg. 2023;58(3):173-178. doi: 10.1159/000530990. Epub 2023 May 18.

Abstract

Introduction: Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma of the jugular foramen is a rare clinical entity, especially in the pediatric population. Thus, it can be confused with other pathologies.

Case presentation: We report an extremely rare case of a 14-year-old female patient with jugular foramen myxoid chondrosarcoma that was completely removed through microsurgical resection.

Conclusion: The primary purpose of the treatment is gross total resection of the chondrosarcomas. However, adjuvant methods such as radiotherapy should additionally be applied in patients who have high-grade diseases or cannot undergo gross total resection because of anatomic localization.

Keywords: Chondrosarcoma; Jugular foramen; Myxoid chondrosarcoma; Pediatric population; Radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Chondrosarcoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Chondrosarcoma* / pathology
  • Chondrosarcoma* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jugular Foramina* / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue* / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue* / surgery

Supplementary concepts

  • Chondrosarcoma, Extraskeletal Myxoid