title: [Symptomatic xanthograuloma of the lateral ventricle].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rivas
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fenández
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bravo
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Xantogranuloma sintomático del ventrículo lateral.