title: Incidental bilateral xanthogranuloma of the lateral ventricles at autopsy--a case report.
abstract: We report the case of a woman found dead in a public garden. She had multiple contusions, bruises and lacerations of the face due to blunt force trauma. Microscopic examination of the brain was consistent with a death due to severe craniocerebral injury. The neuropathologist also found yellow nodular lesions located in each lateral ventricle and composed by cholesterol clefts, foamy macrophages, and giant cells. A diagnosis of xanthogranuloma of the choroid plexus was made. According to the literature, xanthogranulomas are uncommon benign lesions of the central nervous system. Mostly are found incidentally at post-mortem examination. However, some of them are symptomatic and can lead to severe nervous central damages if they remain untreated.
authors.affiliation: Institut Médico-Légal, CHRU de Tours, F-37044 Tours, France.
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lefrancq
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saint-Martin
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Choroid plexus; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Incidental finding; Neuropathology; Xanthogranuloma