Proton therapy can be particularly useful for skull base tumors frequently radioresistant and near very important structures. This case is the first one of a successful treatment by proton therapy for chondroblastoma recurrence.
Management of these rare cases is controversial with high postoperative mortality and significant morbidity, including panhypopituitarism, visual disturbance, and neuropsychological disorders. From the available literature, no conclusions concerning the management can be drawn at present, due to the rarity of early surgical intervention. Our case, despite the lack of important follow-up, seems to confirm the possibility of attempting radical surgery in the neonatal period as a result of advances both in surgical techniques and in neonatal intensive care.
Neurosurgeons should consider this rare etiology of spinal cord compression. They must be aware that this lesion can occur in front of an intraspinal lesion, mimic meningiomas, occur in young people, and can potentially be associated with other locations of disease, including intracranial lesions. Surgery is the treatment of choice.
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