Intracranial chondrosarcoma located in the region of the posterior clinoid process: a case report.

Abstract

Intracranial chondrosarcomas located in the region of the posterior clinoid process have not been focused on. Here, we report the case of a 29-year-old woman with a skull base tumor in that region. Seven years after the diagnosis, the tumor had grown and showed calcification and tumor stain; chondrosarcoma, posterior clinoid meningioma, and chordoma were suspected. The patient underwent subtotal tumor resection, and the histopathological study revealed that the tumor was a low-grade chondrosarcoma. Chondrosarcomas can be located in the region of the posterior clinoid process, and not only chordomas but also posterior clinoid meningiomas should be considered as a differential diagnosis of tumors located in that region, especially when the tumor has calcification or receives a vascular supply.

• Authors: Tomomichi Kayahara, Hiroki Kurita, Keiko Irie, Ichiro Nakahara, Tomio Sasaki
• Journal: Radiology case reports (Radiol Case Rep) Vol. 17 Issue 1 Pg. 115-118 (Jan 2022) ISSN: 1930-0433 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 34777675 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.