Choroid plexus papilloma in an infant: ultrasound diagnosis

A 6-month-old baby with enlarged head circumference was found on ultrasound to have a choroid plexus papilloma with striking sonographic appearance. This entity has received relatively little attention in the literature and may be encountered on ultrasound as the first imaging study.

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Published in:European journal of pediatrics 2012-11, Vol.171 (11), p.1717-1718
Main Authors: Lysyy, Oleg, Puzhevsky, Alexander, Strauss, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord
Choroid plexus
General aspects
Humans
Images in Pediatrics
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Papilloma, Choroid Plexus - diagnostic imaging
Pediatrics
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
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Summary:A 6-month-old baby with enlarged head circumference was found on ultrasound to have a choroid plexus papilloma with striking sonographic appearance. This entity has received relatively little attention in the literature and may be encountered on ultrasound as the first imaging study.
ISSN:0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/s00431-012-1842-1