A study of dural calcification is presented. The detection by roentgenography of 164 cases of dural calcification among 1,162 neurological and neurosurgical patients represented an incidence of 14%. Such calcification occurred with the greatest frequency in the falx cerebri, tentorium cerebelli and petroclinoid ligament. The main contributing factors and clinical significance of dural calcifica...

Intracranial chondrosarcomas have a predilection for the skull base, for which CT and MR imaging findings have been described. We present a rare case of primary chondrosarcoma arising from the falx in a young woman with no history of radiation. The CT, conventional MR imaging, perfusion MR imaging, and digital subtraction angiography findings are described.

chondromas are benign tumors that may be found in many parts of the body. among intracranial neoplasms, tumors of cartilaginous origin are rare. it has been shown that most of these tumors arise from the skull base. their occurrence in other parts of the intracranial cavity is unusual. chondroma of falx is a rare neoplasm. in this report we introduce a case of falcine chondroma arose from front...

Primary intracranial fibrosarcomas (PIFs) are extremely rare and the origin of these tumors is still controversial. The rarity of primary intracranial fibrosarcomas makes it difficult to diagnose them correctly and establish a standard treatment. The pathologic diagnosis is made by distinguishing findings from light microscopic and immunohistochemistry analysis. PIFs have been known to be very ...

Presentation, diagnosis, and management of an unusual parasagittal ependymoma, radiographically resembling a falcine meningioma, are described. Despite its radiographic appearance, pathologic evaluation revealed classic features of an ependymoma. The radiographic and pathologic characteristics of this unusual lesion are briefly examined, and the literature is reviewed. Although extraaxial epend...

A case of basal cell nevus syndrome is reported. The patient, a 25-year-old man, had no family history of this condition. The patient showed multiple mandibular cysts, calcification of the falx cerebri, bridging of the sella turcica, ocular hypertelorimsm, a broad nasal root, and pitting of the palms. These findings correlate with reports in the literature and permitted the diagnosis of basal c...

Gorlin-Goltz syndrome or Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder with a predisposition to cancer. Features like basal cell carcinoma, odontogenic keratocysts, calcification of falx cerebri, bifid ribs, pits on palms and soles and hypertelorism are evident. A case of this rare disease seen on a 13 year old female patient is presented here, where multiple odontogeni...