Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma in anterior skull base: case report

Noshuyo Byori. 1996 Apr;13(1):57-60.

Abstract

We report the case of a 16-year-old boy who presented with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma involving the ethmoid sinus, right orbit, nasal cavity, and anterior cranial fossa. The tumor was totally resected by craniofacial surgery; the patient's postoperative course was uneventful. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of highly cellular undifferentiated small cells, alternating with zones of cartilaginous tissues. Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare, aggressive variant of chondrosarcoma, which might be encountered more frequently due to the advances in neuroimaging and surgical procedures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / pathology*
  • Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Ethmoid Sinus*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nasal Cavity*
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Nose Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Nose Neoplasms / surgery
  • Orbital Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Orbital Neoplasms / surgery
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / surgery
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / surgery