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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan-Mar;12(1):139-141.
doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.153501.

Choroid plexus papilloma

Divya Sethi  1 , Rashmi Arora  1 , Ketan Garg  1 , Parul Tanwar  1
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Case Reports

Choroid plexus papilloma

Divya Sethi et al. Asian J Neurosurg. 2017 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Choroid plexus tumors are rare intracranial tumors which account for only 0.4-0.6% of all brain tumors. These are intraventricular papillary neoplasms derived from choroid plexus epithelium and range from choroid plexus papillomas (World Health Organisation (WHO) grade I) to choroid plexus carcinomas (WHO grade III). It is an important albeit rare cause of hydrocephalous. We present to you the case of a 1-year-old child who presented with the signs and symptoms of hydrocephalous and was diagnosed as choroid plexus papilloma on histopathology.

Keywords: Choroid plexus; lateral ventricle; papilloma.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealing a large mass in the posterior horn of the right lateral ventricle attached by a pedicle
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photomicrograph revealing multiple papillary structures with a fibrovascular core (H and E, ×40)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photomicrograph showing uniform cuboidal to columnar epithelial cells lining the papillary structures (H and E, ×100)
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