Intracranial Dural Parafalcine Chondroma: Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature

World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb:122:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.169. Epub 2018 Sep 29.

Abstract

Intracranial chondromas are rare, benign neoplasms representing only 0.2%-0.3% of neoplastic intracranial lesions. They commonly originate from the skull base but can infrequently arise from the falx, convexity dura, or ventricular ependyma. Diagnosis requires histopathologic confirmation, as patients present with nonspecific symptoms related to mass effect, and imaging characteristics often resemble meningiomas, oligodendrogliomas, and vascular malformations. We describe the case of a patient harboring a parafalcine dural chondroma that was discovered incidentally and was managed surgically at our institution. We also provide a systematic review of the literature to elucidate incidence, origin, imaging findings, surgical management approaches, and prognosis of this rare tumor.

Keywords: Chondroma; Intracranial; Osteochondroma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Chondroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Chondroma / epidemiology
  • Chondroma / pathology
  • Chondroma / surgery*
  • Dura Mater
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery*