title: Endoscopic removal of a cystic choroid plexus papilloma of the third ventricle: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Cystic choroid plexus papilloma (CPP) of the third ventricle is rare. The authors have reported a case of cystic CPP resected successfully through neuroendoscopic approach. An 18-year-old young man was admitted to our hospital, presented with blurred vision and paroxysmal, intermittent, severe headache for 1 month as well as nausea and vomiting. The findings of neurological examination were normal except for a bilateral papilledema. Magnetic resonance and computerized tomography revealed a cystic lesion in the third ventricle, which did not furnish a definite diagnosis. The tumor was totally resected through neuroendoscopic approach and was found in histopathological examination to be a CPP. The patient retained free of symptoms at 2 year follow-up. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of a cystic CPP of the third ventricle involved adult and endoscopic surgery might be a preferred technique to it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, No. 30, GaoTanYan Street, ShaPingBa, ChongQing 400038, China. Docmeng_111@126.com
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: LiJun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: JunWei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020288:Papilloma, Choroid Plexus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed