Choroid plexus adenoma: case report and review of the literature.
METHODS
An 8-month-old infant with macrocephaly was found to have hydrocephalus and a cystic third ventricular tumour; biopsy of the tumour showed a choroid plexus adenoma. The tumour was attached to the ependymal lining and was strongly adherent to the walls and floor of the anterior third ventricle.


METHODS
After biopsy, it was felt that a radical resection would carry a high risk of injury to the floor of the third ventricle and cause new neurological deficits. Therefore, an external ventricular drain was inserted and bilateral ventriculo-peritoneal shunts were inserted 1 week post-operatively. In view of the benign nature of the tumour, no adjuvant radiotherapy or chemotherapy was given.


RESULTS
There was no further tumour growth or clinical deterioration over a 6-year follow-up period.
Aquilina
Kristian
K
Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. kristianaquilina@hotmail.com
Nanra
Jagdeep S
JS
Allcutt
David A
DA
Farrell
Michael
M
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D016545:Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000378:metabolism; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000379:methods; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
D011228:Prealbumin; D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin