A Primary Ossifying Intracranial Myxoma Arising from the Ethmoid Sinus.

نویسندگان

  • Je Il Ryu
  • Jin Hwan Cheong
  • Jae Min Kim
  • Choong Hyun Kim
چکیده

Myxomas are rare benign tumors that originate from mesenchymal tissue. They usually develop in the atrium of the heart, the skin, subcutaneous tissue, or bone. Involvement of the skull base with an intracranial extension is very rare and not well-described in the literature. We report a rare case of primary intracranial ossifying myxoma arising from the anterior skull base and mimicking a huge chondrosarcoma, and we review the relevant literature.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

دوره 58 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015