Ectopic secreting choroid plexus in the oropharynx.
The authors report a case of an ectopic secreting choroid plexus in the oropharyngeal region of a neonate. The lesion presented as a rapidly growing tumor, containing CSF. No communication with the cranial cavity could be found. Following two surgical interventions the lesion was entirely removed and pathological examination revealed choroid plexus.
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D002831:Choroid Plexus; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed