Choroid plexus tumors in children and young adults: report of 16 consecutive cases.
Choroid plexus tumors are rare intraventricular tumors, and they represent 2-4% of brain tumors in children. This single-institution retrospective study involves 16 consecutive choroid plexus tumors: 13 papillomas and 3 carcinomas. Tumor locations were the lateral ventricles in 13 cases, the third ventricle in 2 cases and the fourth ventricle in 1 case. The mean age at presentation was 3.1 years. Two patients died of perioperative blood loss. Five-year survival was 85% with papillomas and 33% with carcinomas. None of the papillomas recurred after total tumor resection, and the functional outcome in long-term survivors after papilloma surgery was excellent in 92% of the cases. Two of the carcinoma patients had disseminated disease. Fifty percent of the patients had persistent hydrocephalus after tumor resection, and these required cerebrospinal fluid diversion.
Due-Tønnessen
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Department of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Helseth
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Skullerud
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Lundar
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D000293:Adolescent; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016545:Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate