Third ventricular choroid plexus papilloma with psychosis. Case report.
This 9-year-old boy with a history of behavioral problems and worsening psychosis responded initially to treatment with haloperidol. However, a magnetic resonance image obtained as part of his psychiatric evaluation revealed an anterior third ventricle tumor and mild-to-moderate hydrocephalus. The resected tumor was found on pathological examination to be a choroid plexus papilloma. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and remained free of psychosis or mood disorder at 1-year follow-up examination.
Carson
B S
BS
Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-8811, USA.
Weingart
J D
JD
Guarnieri
M
M
Fisher
P G
PG
D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002648:Child; D016545:Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*