{"id":"cd32f777-6904-4153-83d1-45924f37c3b6","slug":"giant-chondrosarcoma-of-the-falx-in-an-adolescent-a-case-report","title":"Giant chondrosarcoma of the falx in an adolescent: A case report","authors":["Remi A. Kessler","Mia Saade","Emily K. Chapman","Rui Feng","Thomas P. Naidich","Mary E. Fowkes","Joshua B. Bederson","Peter F. Morgenstern"],"abstract":"Background: Intracranial chondrosarcomas are slowly growing malignant cartilaginous tumors that are especially rare in adolescents. Case Description: A 19-year-old woman with no medical history presented with symptoms of intermittent facial twitching and progressive generalized weakness for 6 months. The patient’s physical examination was unremarkable. Imaging revealed a large bifrontal mass arising from the falx cerebri, with significant compression of both cerebral hemispheres and downward displacement of the corpus callosum. The patient underwent a bifrontal craniotomy for gross total resection of tumor. Neuropathologic examination revealed a bland cartilaginous lesion most consistent with low-grade chondrosarcoma. Her postoperative course was uneventful, and she was discharged to home on postoperative day 3. Conclusion: This is an unusual case of an extra-axial, non-skull base, low-grade chondrosarcoma presenting as facial spasm in an adolescent patient.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/cd32f777-6904-4153-83d1-45924f37c3b6/featured/hero-1781562562045.png","publishDate":"2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_898_2020","categories":["Pediatric Neurosurgery","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/10706/SNI-12-137.pdf"}