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Primary parafalcine chondrosarcoma in a child
P C Gerszten1, I F Pollack, R L Hamilton
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Acta Neuropathologica
|February 7, 1998
Summary
This study details a rare pediatric intracranial chondrosarcoma of the falx cerebri in a 12-year-old girl. Treatment involved surgery and radiation, resulting in a progression-free outcome at 9 months.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Oncology
- Cranial Base Tumors
Background:
- Intracranial cartilaginous tumors are rare, typically affecting older adults at the skull base.
- Chondrosarcomas are malignant tumors arising from cartilage tissue.