title: A rare case of congenital choroid plexus carcinoma.
abstract: We report a 1-year-old child with the prenatal (week 29 + 5) diagnosis of a brain tumor. The parents were informed about all aspects of prognosis and options concerning termination of pregnancy. The parents opted for an aggressive therapeutic approach after extensive and informative case conferences and counseling. The histopathological diagnosis after partial tumor resection was choroid plexus carcinoma, two weeks thereafter tumor size was progressive. The parents opted for palliative treatment at this stage. The patient died at the age of one year. Ethical aspects have to be actively considered and addressed when caring for children with choroid plexus carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Merkenschlager
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stepan
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Geyer
authors.forename: Wieland
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kiess
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016545:Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011379:Prognosis