title: Choroid plexus papillomas in two siblings: case report.
abstract: Choroid plexus papilloma (CPP) is a rare, benign epithelial brain tumor of the nervous system seen particularly in infants. Familial cases are extremely uncommon. Some other form of malignant tumors was noted in the relatives of patients with CPPs, and some genetic defects regarding this coincidence were reported in the literature. These neoplasms are occasionally bilateral and hydrocephalus is an associated sign in most of the cases. We report three lateral ventricle CPPs in two siblings, at the age of 7 month and 2 years respectively. All tumors were resected with parietotemporal craniotomy and a superior temporal sulcus approach to the lateral ventricle. To avoid a concomitant need of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion, external ventricular drainage was inserted for a week in the postoperative period relieving symptoms of hydrocephalus. Search for a hereditary defect in the p53 gene of the second infant (7 months old) revealed no mutation. Postoperative courses were uneventful and the patients were followed for three years without any recurrence. Bilateral CPPS are rare and unusual in two siblings. A genetic predisposition such as the p53 mutation should be investigated in bilateral CPPs in particular.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Neurosurgery Department, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Okay
authors.forename: Ergun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dağlioğlu
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yakicier
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uren
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalgiç
authors.forename: Fikret
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ergüngör
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020288:Papilloma, Choroid Plexus / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D035781:Siblings; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
chemical_list: D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53