Apr, 2006
Huge arachnoid cyst incorporating choroid plexus.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
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- Volume
- 22
- Number
- 4
- First page
- 420
- Last page
- 3
- Language
- English
- Publishing type
- Research paper (scientific journal)
BACKGROUND: We report a rare case of arachnoid cyst incorporating choroid plexus. This 7-month-old girl presented with macrocrania. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging disclosed a cystic lesion arising from the left prepontine cistern extending to the left middle cranial fossa. METHODS: First, we performed resection of the membrane microscopically and obtained an adequate reduction of the cystic size. However, 4 months after the first operation, the cyst was enlarged again, and bulging of the portion of the craniotomy was noted. Thus, we performed neuroendoscopic transcortical ventriculo-cyst-cysternostomy and confirmed the choroid plexus inside of the arachnoid cyst. DISCUSSION: Postoperative course was uneventful. This is the first reported case of choroid plexus within an arachnoid cyst, determined neuroendoscopically.
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- ISSN : 0256-7040
- Pubmed ID : 15933883