Chondrosarcoma of the petrous bone: a challenging clinical entity

Skull base chondrosarcomas are challenging lesions to treat. In this manuscript, we present a brief overview about this clinical entity. Furthermore, we present an illustrated case with chondrosarcoma of the petrous bone and highlight microsurgical treatment options. Introduction Skull base tumours are challenging, and neurosurgeons and ENT specialists probably find these lesions the most difficult to treat. During the last decade, many novel techniques such as endoscopy have been introduced in our clinical armamentarium. This manuscript focuses on the chondrosarcomas of the petrous bone and presents an illustrative case, giving a current overview of the natural history, diagnosis and multimodal treatment strategies.