Management of disseminated choroid plexus papilloma: a case study.

Pediatr Blood Cancer

Department of Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.

Published: March 2014

Choroid plexus papilloma (CPP) is a low-grade neoplasm of the choroid plexus that typically occurs in childhood and comprises under 1% of adult brain tumors. In this article, we report our experience delivering craniospinal irradiation (CSI) to a highly unusual case of disseminated CPP in an adult patient 8 years after an initial near total resection. The patient remains free of disease progression 3 years after completing radiation.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24771DOI Listing

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