[Symptomatic xanthograuloma of the lateral ventricle].
Xanthogranulomas of the choroid plexus in the lateral ventricle are usually asymptomatic lesions found incidentally at autopsy. Symptomatic cases are rare. We present the case of a 30-year-old woman with a xanthogranuloma of the right lateral ventricle who showed intracranial hypertension and visual disturbance. Plain T1-weighted magnetic resonance images disclosed a isointense right temporal lesion in the ventricular horn which showed decreased signal intensity on T2-weighted images and massive enhancement on T1-weighted images after gadolinium injection. She was operated on through a right temporal craniotomy with total excision. We review the literature and discuss radiological findings on MRI.
Domínguez
J
J
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Castro
V
V
Rivas
J J
JJ
Fenández
L M
LM
Lorenzo
J N
JN
Bravo
P
P
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
Xantogranuloma sintomático del ventrículo lateral.