Chondrosarcoma of cranial vault: case report and review of literature

Chondrosarcoma is a rare malignant cartilage forming tumour usually arising from long bones and rarely seen in cranium. In cranium it is seen to commonly arises from skull base with skull vault being a highly unusual site. We report a case of a 30-year female presenting with complaints of headache for 6 months found to have a large chondrosarcoma in right fronto-parietal region which is an extremely rare location. Final diagnosis was based on histological examination, which showed well differentiated chondrosarcoma (WHO grade I). Even though surgery is the primary treatment for cerebral chondrosarcomas, adjuvant radiotherapy has a definitive role in aggressive or incomplete removed cases.