title: [Xanthogranuloma of the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle (case report)].
abstract: We report on a case of a 59-year old man. During work he died suddenly and unexpectedly. Autopsy revealed myocardial infarction as cause of death. We also found symmetrical granulomatous proliferations proceeding from choroid plexuses of the lateral ventricles of the brain. Results of histological and chemical investigation proved the tumours to be xanthogranulomas. Despite their unusual size they did not cause any neurological or psychiatric symptoms. The patient had been known to have hypercholesterinemia for years.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rabl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sigrist
mesh_terms: D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000473:pathology*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Xanthogranulome der Plexus choroidei der Seitenventrikel (Falldarstellung).