[Falx osteochondroma: case report and review of the literature]

F K Miura; P H De Aguiar; C Michailowsky; M A Stávale; H T Navarro; J A Martinez; M Rotta

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1997000400018

[Falx osteochondroma: case report and review of the literature]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1997 Sep;55(3B):618-24. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1997000400018.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

F K Miura¹, P H De Aguiar, C Michailowsky, M A Stávale, H T Navarro, J A Martinez, M Rotta

Affiliation

¹ Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Brasil.

PMID: 9629416
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1997000400018

Abstract

One case of an intracranial osteochondroma originating from the falx is described. The tumor was partially removed. Surgical aspects and etiopathogenesis of falx chondromas are discussed. The values of computerized tomography and magnetic resonance are emphasized.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Cranial Fossa, Posterior / pathology*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Osteochondroma / diagnosis*
Osteochondroma / pathology
Skull Base Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Skull Base Neoplasms / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed