Pineal region choroid plexus papilloma treated with stereotactic radiosurgery: a case study.
The treatment of a patient with a third-ventricular choroid plexus papilloma is described. This relatively unusual lesion was treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. Follow-up at 17 months demonstrates substantial reduction in tumor volume and an excellent clinical outcome. The treatment of this patient suggests that radiosurgery may be an effective alternative to open surgical resection.
Duke
B J
BJ
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.
Kindt
G W
GW
Breeze
R E
RE
D000328:Adult; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016545:Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology; D016634:Radiosurgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity