Primary carcinoma of the choroid plexus in Li-Fraumeni syndrome: case report.
An 8-month-old female infant with a primary carcinoma of the choroid plexus developed a rhabdomyosarcoma in the anterior chest wall at the age of 1 year and 2 months. Her mother had developed a liposarcoma in her left thigh at the age of 17 years. One of the patient's siblings had a rhabdomyosarcoma of the epipharynx at the age of 1 year. This is the fourth reported case of a choroid plexus carcinoma occurring in Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Kagoshima Municipal Hospital, Japan.
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D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000473:pathology; D016545:Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016864:Li-Fraumeni Syndrome / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D010375:Pedigree; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery