Choroid plexus carcinoma presenting as an intraparenchymal mass.
A 6-year-old girl with a history of a nondisplaced skull fracture diagnosed with computerized tomography (CT) scanning 3 years previously presented with a 6-week history of headaches and decreased use of her right side. On admission CT scans, a large cystic mass was identified in the left frontal lobe region of the brain. A connection between the mass and the ventricular system was not seen on radiological examination or during surgery. Gross-total resection of the mass was achieved. The histological and immunohistochemical findings in the resected tissue confirmed a diagnosis of choroid plexus carcinoma (ChPC). This is the first reported case of a ChPC arising in an extraventricular location not associated with the choroid plexus.
Carter
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carilina 27835, USA. acarter@pcmh.com
Price
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Tucci
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Lewis
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Mewborne
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Singh
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D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D016545:Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed