M. Ehtaih Sham Author

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Chondro myxoid fibroma of skull base- A pathological dilemma

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M. Ehtaih Sham

Chondro-myxoid fibroma is relatively uncommon & is estimated to represent less than 1% of all primary bone neoplasms. Often seen in young adults during the second & third decades of life & usually arising from the metaphysis of major long bones of lower extremities. Head & Neck involvement remains a rare site & is thought to mainly arise from the synostosis at the base of skull or from sutures. This tumor may also arise from the embryonic cartilage residue. Jaffe & Lichtenstein in 1948 originally distinguished this tumor from other aggressive cartilaginous tumors. WHO defined it as a benign tumor characterized by lobules of spindle shaped or stellate cells with abundant myxoid or chondroid intercellular material separated by zones of more cellular tissue rich in ... view more»

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