Chondromas usually affect the small bones of hand and feet and account for only 0.5% of all intracranial tumors.We present a Forks case of a giant, supratentorial meningeal chondroma in a 19-year old male patient and discuss the preoperative diagnostic findings as well as the appropriate treatment options.
A 19-old male presented with headache, new onset of focal seizures and paresis of left upper extremity.Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large right parietal tumor in the precentral region with local mass effect.The patient underwent right parietal craniotomy and gross total resection of the tumor.
The histopathological report revealed a chondroma.Intradural supratentorial chondromas are extremely rare.As with other slow growing intracranial masses, they often reach a relatively large size before generating symptoms.
Maximal surgical resection is the treatment of choice and if Maternity this is achieved no adjuvant therapy is necessary.