Infant with Unusually Large Choroid Plexus Papilloma Undergoing Emergency Surgery

Abstract

Choroid plexus papillomas are one of the most common tumors of the nervous system in infants. The most frequent early symptoms, megalocephalia and vomiting, caused by elevated intracranial pressure often lead to a diagnosis only at a critical clinical stage. This study describes a case of a 3-month-old infant with a choroid plexus papilloma measuring 7 × 8 × 6 cm originating in the right lateral ventricle. The infant underwent emergency surgery in an acutely deteriorated state, i.e., acute herniation symptoms with fixed and dilated pupils. Despite of the size of the tumor, the proximity to eloquent cortex, and clinically deteriorated state, the infant recovered completely.

Case Report: Detailed Clinical Course and Management Plan for Status Epilepticus Pediatric Patient with Resected Choroid Plexus Papilloma: A Case Report and a Single Center Experience

“…Such observation is indirectly supported by the finding that in the literature prenatal detection of CPP is relatively infrequent compared to the presentation of a substantial CPP in the first year of life. 9 The motives behind certain CPP growing rapidly during childhood is still unknown. CPP can also grow because to tumor hemorrhage and malignant progression.…”