JOURNAL DE NEUROCHIRURGIE
Volume 19, Numéro 1, Pages 21-23
2024-03-30

Chondromyxoid Fibroma, A Rare Tumor Of The Cranial Vault: About A Case With Review Of The Literature.

Authors : Benhafri Amira . Djaafer Miloud .

Abstract

Chondromyxoid fibroma is a benign bone tumor of cartilaginous origin, site of predilection at the level of the metaphysis of the long bones of the lower limbs. The location of this tumor in the skull is exceptional, only 16 cases have been reported in the literature to date. Diagnosis is difficult and is essentially based on histological study. The symptomatology is polymorphic varying according to the location of the tumor, the size and the extension but remains dominated by headaches. The best treatment is surgery, only wide excision of the tumor ensures healing and prevention of recurrence.

Keywords

chondromyxoid fibroma ; benign bone tumors ; rare tumor ; skull ; surgery ; neurosurgery