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Chondrosarcoma of the petrous apex. Dilemmas in diagnosis and treatment
D P Lau1, S B Wharton, N M Antoun
1Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
A case of chrondrosarcoma of the petrous temporal bone is presented. Chondrosarcomas rarely occur intracranially and typically present apex mass. The dilemmas faced in the diagnosis and treatment of petrous apex chondrosarcomas are discussed. This case also gives interesting insight into the natural history of this tumour.