Symptomatic bilateral xanthogranulomas of choroid plexus in a child.

Br J Neurosurg

Neuroanatomy Department, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Published: February 2000

Choroid plexus xanthogranulomas are uncommon lesions that occur almost exclusively in adults; most of them constitute incidental autopsy findings. A case of symptomatic bilateral xanthogranulomas of choroid plexus in a 6 year-old girl with progressive visual loss is reported. Theories on the pathogenesis of this entity are reviewed.

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